If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.

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

I never practice, I always play.

Change — real change — comes from the inside out.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

Live for each second without hesitation.

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

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

When someone tells me “no,” it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.