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

Success is the process itself.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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

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

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.

It’s the artists who do the dreaming for society.

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.