“My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.”

-Hank Aaron

“We all have dreams. But in order to make our dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”

-Jesse Owens

“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

-Andy Warhol

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

-Pablo Picasso

“I know what I can do so I never doubt myself.”

-Usain Bolt

“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.”

-Auguste Rodin

“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.”

-Pablo Picasso

“A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.”

-Mary Lou Retton

“I am always doing things I can’t do, that’s how I get to do them.”

-Pablo Picasso

“It’s a never ending battle of making your cars better and also trying to be better yourself.”

-Dale Earnhardt

“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.”

-Claude Monet

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

-John Wooden

“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”

-Michelangelo

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

-Muhammad Ali

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

-Vince Lombardi

“I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.”

-Peggy Fleming

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

-Wayne Gretzky

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”

-Babe Ruth

“I learned to draw everything except glamorous women. No matter how much I tried to make them look sexy, they always ended up looking silly… or like somebody’s mother.”

-Norman Rockwell

“We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.”

-Bob Ross

“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”

-Leonardo da Vinci

“What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.”

-Eugene Delacroix

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.”

-Francis Bacon

“It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.”

-Bill Watterson

“Painting isn’t so difficult when you don’t know… But when you do… it’s quite a different matter!”

-Edgar Degas