A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

Optimism is a happiness magnet.

The best advice I ever got when I was starting out: Never give up. And I never did.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

You don't meet the people you love, you recognize them.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

If you follow the natural intentions, you get the most success out of life.

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.