You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
In prosperous times I have sometimes felt my fancy and powers of language flag, but adversity is to me at least a tonic and bracer.
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion!
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
If you hear a voice within you say, 'You cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Greatness only comes before hustle in the dictionary.