Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

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

I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.

I never practice, I always play.

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.

To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

You must believe that your past is not your future.

We turn not older with years, but newer every day.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.