Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

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

The only lasting truth is change.

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.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

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

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

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

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

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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

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