Quotes 262: Abraham Lincoln

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." 

–– Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), American lawyer, statesman, and the 16th president of the United States 

Quotes 261: Duane Michals

"Don't try to be an artist: try to be true. If your vision is honest, art will find you." 

–– Duane Michals (b. 1932), American photographer

Quotes 260: Logan Pearsall Smith

"How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares were there any danger of their coming true." 

–– Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946), American-born British essayist and critic 

via Sketchbook 3, 2007, p. 112

Quotes 259: Carly Simon

The stuff that dreams are made of 

Take a look around now

Change the direction

Adjust the tuning

Try a new translation 

–– Carly Simon (b. 1945), American singer-songwriter

via Sketchbook 3, 2007, p. 111

Quotes 258: Winston Churchill

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." 

–– Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-1945; 1951-1955 

via Sketchbook 3, 2007, p. 94

Quotes 257: Theodore Dreiser

"Art is the stored honey of the human soul." 

–– Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), American journalist and novelist 

via Sketchbook 3, 2007, p. 47 

Quotes 256: Price Pritchett

"Change always comes bearing gifts." 

–– Price Pritchett (b. 1941), American author and management expert 

via Sketchbook 3, 2007, p. 6