A good fighter must sense rather than perceive his chance to strike.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

You become great when you are eager to find and nourish greatness in the hearts of others.

Life without faith, is like an empty beautiful chocolate box!

I flourish when I realize I'm already complete.

Accepting the nonexistence of being, when the absence of existence means the negation of being.

One thing you notice about progress, kid, is that it doesn't happen to everyone.

Live your life as you see fit. That's not selfish. Selfish is to demand that others live their lives as you see fit.

You never let things go unanswered for too long. Emails. Phone calls. Questions. As if you know the waiting is the hardest part for me.

Sometimes love not only lifts you to the ceiling, it also keeps your eyes there.

A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it.

I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.