I cannot live under pressures from patrons let alone paint.

Author: Michelangelo

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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

Genius is eternal patience.

My heart never knew loneliness until you went away.

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

I'm afraid that sometimes you'll play lonely games too. Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.