The image is one thing and the human being is another… it's very hard to live up to an image.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.

If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention… To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

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

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.