One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

When you enter those places of trust, or power, dream a little before you think.

Some things are best mended by a break.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

You have to fail in order to practice being brave.