I'm doing many different things to prepare for the inevitable failure of one of them.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

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