It's always too early to quit.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
I can, therefore I am.
If you think you can do it, you can.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm big heart that dwells within such a rough exterior.