People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, 'Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.' I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.

The challenges of today are the opportunities of tomorrow—if we approach them with the right mindset.

Children’s books should be full of warmth, not just lessons.

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.

The most difficult thing in painting is to be simple.