Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.