The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

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

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

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

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

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

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

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.