It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come.

All mistakes teach us something, so there are, in reality, no mistakes.

Only one mountain can know the core of another mountain.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The only thing people regret is that they didn’t live boldly enough, that they didn’t invest enough heart, didn’t love enough.

You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

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

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

It's not your job to be likable. It's your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.

Love is really... a recognition of another person’s integrity and truth.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.