In art as in love, instinct is enough.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

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

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

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

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.

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

People living deeply have no fear of death.

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

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.