"Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.”

“The virtue of art lies in detachment, in sequestering one object from the embarrassing variety. Until one thing comes out from theconnection of things, there can be enjoyment, contemplation, but no thought.”

“Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.”

“Each moment of my life I was dreaming of how great I could be, and continued working hard. Each time I closed my eyes I could see me shining bright like a sun.”

“I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.”

“I feel my greatest work is yet to come.”

“If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?”

“I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.”

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just as well.”