You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

At the end of the day, you are enough exactly as you are.

There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public — talent in privacy.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.