We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

I never practice, I always play.

The first time you do something only happens once.

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

Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.