Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

When you enter those places of trust, or power, dream a little before you think.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

All experience is great providing you live through it.

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

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

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

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

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

In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.