Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

What you think about day and night forms your character and personality.

The world only exists in your eyes... You can make it as big or as small as you want.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

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

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

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.

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

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.