We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.

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

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

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

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

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

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

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

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

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.