The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

Success is the process itself.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

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

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

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

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.