Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

April, dressed in all his trim, hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

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

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

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

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.