You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

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

My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.

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

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

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

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

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.