Simplicity is cosmic, because it places our life on the same scale as all life, of innocent Nature herself, who is all-powerful.
Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub.
Success. . . seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
To achieve big things you have to have big dreams.
Success in never final; failure is never fatal
Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.
To some degree, you control your life by controlling your time.
Democracy is a universal value
When you don't have to depend upon your creative work for money, you'll never really have to compromise. Knowing that is hugely liberating as well as artistically clarifying. Being practical about where your money comes from means you can be romantic about your writing. I believe that a healthy society is one that supports its artists, but I also know that that privilege, of being only an artist, is afforded to just a small number. Most of us have to find something else - or live a highly disciplined life, which I'm not willing to do.
I arrived at my hut in Beverly Hills just in time to keep real estate men from plotting off and selling my front yard. They will sell you anything or anybody's in the world as long as they can get a first payment. . . It used to be only Iowa that was out here but now they have three or four adjoining states interested and they are here, too. Real estate agents - you never saw as many in your life; they are as thick as bootleggers.
People say "I want peace. " If you remove I (ego), and your want (desire), you are left with peace.