When someone tells me “no,” it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.

Vulnerability is important. You can’t let your skin get too thick.

It's not your job to be likable. It's your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.

It is so easy to give, so exquisitely rewarding.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

Exuberance is beauty.

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

The only thing we can do is honestly learn from our falls.

The best advice I ever got when I was starting out: Never give up. And I never did.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.