The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.

I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

Success is like failure ... It's what you do with it, not how you achieve it.