Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

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

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

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.