These are the times in life — when nothing happens — but in quietness the soul expands.

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

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

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

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

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

People living deeply have no fear of death.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Everything that truly makes us happy is quite simple: love, sex, and food!

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.