Joy is that kind of happiness that does not depend on what happens.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

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

A person without imagination is like a teabag without hot water.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

When someone tells me “no,” it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.

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

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.

Being successful doesn't mean anything in and of itself. It just means that you're successful.

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

Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.