The painter puts brush to canvas, and the poet puts pen to paper. The poet has the easier task, for his pen does not alter his rhyme.

Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used.

The verdict is still out on my life, the judge having not yet instructed the jury, both of whom are me.

There is in every artist's studio a scrap heap of discarded works in which the artist's discipline prevailed against his imagination.

The artist gazes upon a reality and creates his own impression. The viewer gazes upon the impression and creates his own reality.

Try to discover, The road to success, And you'll seek, But never find, But blaze your own path, And the road to success, Will trail right behind.

Some say that true love is a mirage; seek it anyway, for all else is surely desert.