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

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

You can't learn style. Style, I think, is in your DNA.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.