Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

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

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

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

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

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

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

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

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

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

When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.