Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention… To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

The only lasting truth is change.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.