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

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

Live for each second without hesitation.

My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing.

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.

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

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

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

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.