No matter who you are or what you do, you’re going to face some tough times. It’s during these difficult moments that it’s essential to have a support system, be it your family, friends, or inner circle of colleagues. But what if you don’t have anyone to lean on? What if you’re all alone in the world? In those cases, it’s important to draw inspiration from others who have been through tough times and come out on top. Here are some powerful quotes from some of the most successful entrepreneurs in history that will help motivate you during your darkest hours.

The best nast quotes

1. Focus on what you can control. Be a good person every day. Vote. Read. Treat one another kindly. Follow the law. Don’t tweet nasty stuff. — Michelle Obama

2. You like orchids?… Nasty things. Their flesh is too much like the flesh of men, their perfume has the rotten sweetness of corruption. — William Faulkner

3. I’m not doing it for media attention, not doing it for sponsors, not for money. — Nastia Liukin

4. Yeah, I’m a vegetarian–but still, some things are just nasty. I like salads. But sometimes, they get too creative. I like regular food, just no meat in it. — Prince Fielder

5. Don’t let out your true behaviour in the public, even if you were born nasty, make others feel you were well bred. — Michael Bassey Johnson

6. Guilt is one side of a nasty triangle — the other two are shame and stigma. This grim coalition combines to inculpate women themselves of the crimes committed against them.

7. Truth was a nasty bitch sometimes. — Stacey Marie Brown, Darkness of Light

8. You can be a really nasty, selfish little jerk when you’re scared enough. I was scared enough. — Robin McKinley, Sunshine

9. Ebola is a nasty disease to get. It’s scary. But as a weapon, it is probably not likely. Ebola is a difficult malady to weaponize and deliver efficiently. — Tom Clancy

10. A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. — Robert A. Heinlein

11. Don’t look in my eyes you will fall into a deep well and drown — d nasty

12. You can be a really nasty, selfish little jerk when you’re scared enough. I was scared enough. — Robin McKinley, Sunshine

13. The only animal capable of giving man a fair fight is man. Actually, among ourselves, we fight unfairest of all, and the more we practice, the nastier we get. — Robert Buettner, Overkill

14. What a nasty act of cruelty, giving a dying man his last wish. Don’t you realize he doesn’t want it? His real wish is not to die. — Steve Toltz

15. The nasty little apes that call themselves human beings can do nothing except run and hide. — Michael Crichton

16. I think most of us are fascinated by the macabre and by the weird and even the nastiness that comes along. — Stephen King

17. The band broke up because I couldn’t bear Rotten anymore because he was an embarrassment with his silly hats and his, like, shabby, dirty, nasty looking appearance. — Sid Vicious

18. Guilt is one side of a nasty triangle — the other two are shame and stigma. This grim coalition combines to inculpate women themselves of the crimes committed against them.

19. You don’t want to be nasty for the sake of being nasty. — Seth MacFarlane

20. When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don’t take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them. — Michael Josephson

21. Just because someone’s a member of an ethnic minority doesn’t mean they’re not a nasty small–minded little jerk. — Terry Pratchett

22. I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness. — Sir Michael Caine

23. Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue. — P. J. O’Rourke

24. Reality is like a fruitcake — pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface.

25. Reality is like a fruitcake — pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface.

26. He can’t fly around tall buildings, or outrun a speeding train, the only talent he seems to have is leaving a nasty stain! — Tim Burton

27. For a pure sense of being tumultuously alive, you can’t beat the nasty side of existence. — Philip Roth

28. You can say the nastiest things about yourself without offending anyone. — Phyllis Diller

29. I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness. — Sir Michael Caine

30. Things have gotten so nasty in Washington. — Robert M. Gates

31. Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I’ve managed to grow out of. — Tom Holt

32. All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me. — Tupac Shakur

33. Look, I never wanted to be a half–blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways. — Rick Riordan

34. Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue. — P. J. O’Rourke

35. Men may have wars, but women have their period. Men go off and kill each other, but women say nasty things, which is even better. — Robin Williams

36. Yeah, I’m a vegetarian–but still, some things are just nasty. I like salads. But sometimes, they get too creative. I like regular food, just no meat in it. — Prince Fielder

37. All the things that made us basically nasty, rapacious, competitive as a species are not necessarily hard–coded into whatever passes for the DNA of artificial intelligence. — Robert J. Sawyer

38. I’m not doing it for media attention, not doing it for sponsors, not for money. — Nastia Liukin

39. If you’re nasty, I won’t fight. If you’re rough, well that’s just you. If you’re mean, that’s alright too. Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway. — Shel Silverstein

40. You like orchids?… Nasty things. Their flesh is too much like the flesh of men, their perfume has the rotten sweetness of corruption. — William Faulkner

41. Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I’ve managed to grow out of. — Tom Holt

42. The more ugly, old, nasty, ill, and poor I become the more I want to get my own back by producing vibrant, well–arranged, radiant colour. — Vincent Van Gogh

43. Smoking cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall, teacher sends you to the Principal’s office down the hall. — Stevie Wonder

44. One hundred copies? Of these poems you do not even like?’ asked the Roman. ‘They’re nasty bits about famous people — everyone will want them.

45. When people are nasty, it gets everybody’s attention, and it gives them a name. — Steve Guttenberg

46. The only animal capable of giving man a fair fight is man. Actually, among ourselves, we fight unfairest of all, and the more we practice, the nastier we get. — Robert Buettner, Overkill

47. Nasty temper he’s got, that Sirius Black. — J.K. Rowling

48. All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me. — Tupac Shakur

49. You can be a really nasty, selfish little jerk when you’re scared enough. I was scared enough. — Robin McKinley, Sunshine

50. Things have gotten so nasty in Washington. — Robert M. Gates

Conclusion

Nast’s work was often ahead of its time, influencing the art and culture of generations to come. His work will continue to inspire and remind us of the power of creativity. As we remember Nast, let us reflect on some of his best quotes:”Art is the only thing that can save us.” “Creativity is the fuel of life.” “The best art comes from the heart.” “Creativity is not a spectator sport.” “Creativity is the language of the soul.” “The greatest art is that which only you can make.” “Creativity is the soul of invention.” “Creativity is an act of courage.” There is much to be learned from Nast’s work and words. May we all strive to bring more creativity, passion, and courage into our lives.