The mind is like a car battery — it recharges by running.

The struggle, like life itself, should be joyful.

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

It's not your job to be likable. It's your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.

The world only exists in your eyes... You can make it as big or as small as you want.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.

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

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.