The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon.
I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.
I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family.
If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.
But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall.
I'm Jewish. I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.
A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.
The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.
Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.