“Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.”

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.”

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

“Loving our enemies is not a natural reaction; it’s a supernatural action.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”

“If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”