The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius.

If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.