Michelangelo said:

"I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish." Can you imagine being able to create what he did, with his hands, and his ideas- can you imagine still wanting to do more? He was on his back everyday for 4 years to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He wasn't even a painter when he did that. He had considered himself a sculptor, and had to learn to paint frescos to complete the ceiling! He was 37 years old and had painted over 400 larger-than-life-size figures. Reproductions of the ceiling are still selling today. This one is my favourite. It's the from a scene called "Creation" it's Adam's finger (left) and God's finger (right). His painting was so advanced that Raphael who was a student at the time- actually changed his technique to copy Michelangelo. My other favourite was a sculpture that he made called "Pieta"- it's mother Mary with Jesus after he was crucified. The marble looks soft as silk. He was commisioned by Bishops and Emperors and Ceasers alike to surround them with his beauty. When he was younger, his father wanted him to have a good job, not work with his hands as a labourer. Michelangelo could be found staring for hours at marble columns. When asked what he was doing he simply replied "I'm working". When his father finally relented, almost 10 years later, the statue of David was born. He always said that he didn't make his creations, he simply released them from their marble capture. He had many unfinished projects when he died. Most are displayed even in their raw state. So I guess, his wish came true- he did desire more than he could do.