The avant-garde spirit is not just a youthful sentiment — I live my life by it.

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

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

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

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

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

When you enter those places of trust, or power, dream a little before you think.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

Some things are best mended by a break.

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