Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

I'm doing many different things to prepare for the inevitable failure of one of them.

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

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.

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

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.