In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.

So farewell to the little good you bear me. Farewell! a long farewell, to all my greatness!This is the state of man: to-day he puts forthThe tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms,And bears his blushing honours thick upon him;The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surelyHis greatness is a-ripening, nips his root,And then he falls, as I do. I have venturd,Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,This many summers in a sea of glory,But far beyond my depth. My high-blown prideAt length broke under me, and now has left me,Weary and old with service, to the mercyOf a rude stream that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye!I feel my heart new opend. O, how wretchedIs that poor man that hangs on princes favours!There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to,That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin,More pangs and fears than wars or women have;And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer,Never to hope again.

William Shakespeare

If you owe too much on American Express,and your Diner's Club notes are too hard,take a loan on your Visa,and pay it off with your MasterCard!

Nipsey Russell, 'Ode To Credit C

Good counselors lack no clients.

William Shakespeare

Painting in watercolor is like walking a tight-rope; one must achieve a perfect balance between what the paint wants to do and what the artist wants to do, or all is lost.Source: Watercolor Bold and Free; by Lawrence C. Goldsmith; Watson-Guptill Publications; New York, 1980; p. 62

Mary C. Taylor, Watercolor Bold

If you haven't struck oil in the first three minutes - stop boring!

George Jessel

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

Albert Einstein

It's awfully easy to be in love in jail.

Dashiell Hammett

I don't believe in playing hurt, in taking injections to cover the pain.

Monica Seles

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion, you must set yourself on fire first.

Reggie Leach

Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.

Noam Chomsky

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.

Theodore Bikel

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

Casey (Charles Dillon) Stengel,