Let every student enter the school with this advice. No matter how good the school is, his education is in his own hands. All education must be self education.

The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay.

All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.

In certain books—some way in the first few paragraphs you know that you have met a brother.

Art tends toward balance, order, judgment of relative values, the laws of growth, the economy of living – very good things for anyone to be interested in.

Art after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words.

The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness.