Acting is a sense of wonder and magic and mystery for me and when life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.

A negative circle is the enemy of a positive future.

Influence creates affluence. Affluence does not create influence. Affluence makes you more of who you already are.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

The older I get, the less I care about what’s cool. I realize I’m old and weird.

For me, you have to not have a formula. You have to not even sit down and say, 'I want to write right now.' It has to just kind of come out. It's not something you can plan.

In Bach, Beethoven and Wagner we admire principally the depth and energy of the human mind; in Mozart, the divine instinct.

Whatever happens, the path of virtue should not be given up.

Our soul lives in Peace and lives for Peace. If we live a life of peace, we are ever enriched and never impoverished. Unhorizoned is our inner peace; like the boundless sky, it encompasses all.

It is a glorious destiny to be a member of the human race, though it is a race dedicated to many absurdities and one which makes many terrible mistakes.

I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.