It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

You live out the confusions until they become clear.

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

In quietness the soul expands.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public — talent in privacy.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.

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