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

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

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

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

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

The only lasting truth is change.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

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