The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
I endeavor to make a picture, for instance, exert a positive influence on the observer by its coloring, mood, and compositional idea, encouraging, say, activation, tranquilization, concentration, or harmony.
My philosophy has always been, do what you love and the money will follow.
One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
Greatness doesn’t come from what you do, but from who you are.
But now my problems had been set loose. They could be anywhere at any time and I was just like everyone else I knew: almost positive that there was something profoundly and undiagnosably wrong with me.
Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it.
You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.
Vision without execution is delusion.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect.
What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while, So pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, And smile, smile, smile.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Be positive, cheerful, grateful and expectant.
I'm glad. . . that Edison didn't give up on the light bulb. That Luther refused to back down. That Michelangelo kept painting. That Lindbergh kept flying.
In order to choose the right path, we do not have to figure out the wrong one. . . we just need to follow the light.
But I think the most important thing is to find the love of your life and have fun in love. And enjoy and appreciate what comes to you.
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
How we treat the vulnerable is how we define ourselves as a species.