All things are difficult before they are easy.
—Thomas Fuller
The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
—Douglas MacArthur
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
—Pablo Picasso
Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.
—Katharine Hepburn
I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
—Victor Borge
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.
—Eric Hoffer