Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

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

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

In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

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

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.