Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.

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

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

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

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

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

From our first babblings to our last word, we make but one statement, and that is our life.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.