Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. (Frank Zappa)

We have art to save ourselves from the truth. (Friedrich Nietzsche)

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. (Ayn Rand)

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. (Emile Zola)