Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

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

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Everything that truly makes us happy is quite simple: love, sex, and food!

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.