Happiness is the highest form of self-respect. A person who allows himself to be happy shows his self-respect.

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.

I had brought from Paris the national prejudice against Italian music

The role of the artist is to not look away.

Mental time-travel is one of the greatest gifts of the mind. It makes us human, and it makes us special.

I began to learn the importance of lifting things up and looking underneath.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.

Every State is known by the rights it maintains.

Being dead's only a problem if you know you're dead, which you never do because you're dead!

Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.

Definiteness of purpose with positive mental attitude is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement.