Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.

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

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

Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

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

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

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

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.