Quotes by Leo Lionni

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Yearning for knowledge is the foundation of a fulfilling life.

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.

Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.

Quest for knowledge is the key to unlocking our potential.

Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it's how we behave while we're waiting.

Nurturing yourself is not selfish – it's essential to your survival and your well-being.

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.

Expression is the mystery of beauty.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle.

Zen is not an art, it is not a religion. It is a realization.

Youth has no age.

X marks the spot where we uncover the true essence of our journey.

We are all born with a sense of wonder. We keep it as long as we are willing to look at the world with open eyes.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

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

Stories are a communal currency of humanity.

Questions are creative acts of intelligence.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through.

Kindness and intelligence are the preoccupations of people whose time is really valuable.

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.

How sad it would be if the world was perfect, for it would mean that we would have no dreams left.

For children, art is a way to communicate what they know about the world.

Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and here to make a contribution.

Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.

Children are the true connoisseurs. What's precious to them has no price, only value.

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be.

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

And so they swam in the cool morning water and in the midday sun and chased the big fish away.