Chuck Close

I believe it’s important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.

There is little you can learn from doing nothing.

Many people who want to be great aren’t willing to do the work to make it possible!

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

We’ve realized the situation will not change so the answer is for us to change.

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us, and a new beauty waiting to be born.

No wise man ever wished to be younger.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.

Excellence is attained when you care more than others think is wise; risk more than others think is safe; dream more than others think is practical; expect more than others think is possible.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.

You will have failures in your life, but it is what you do during those valleys that will determine the heights of your peaks.