"To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success."

"There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands."

"We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest."

"There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake."

"Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion."

"All a man can betray is his conscience."

"I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again."

"Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church."