Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.

If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.

We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.

Healing begins where the wound was made.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.

There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments.

My only consolation when I am really sad is to love and to be loved.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.