Music is one of the healthiest forms of transcendence and magic.

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

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

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

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

If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

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

It’s the artists who do the dreaming for society.

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