A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Walls turned sideways are bridges.

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

You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

Grief is the price we pay for love.