People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.
Claude Monet
Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to the ills of life. Let those deal in fancy who have nothing better to deal in; we have to do with sober, sad realities, with stubborn facts.
Ernestine Rose
Every human being is searching for a deep sense of meaning, and yet we're all chasing success. We've confused one for the other.
Donald Miller
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
Oliver Goldsmith
The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Even as a kid I was never the generator of humor, but I always knew who was funny, who to hang out with.
Andrew Stanton
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
August Wilson
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Jane Austen
I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.
Kevin O'Leary