Hating a main character for being too weak is like expecting a human to be able to do everything. Stories aren't all sunshine and rainbows.

Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, waves, patterns, rhythms. Nothing more. Nothing less. A dance.

Don't be afraid to show your light.. If it ends up being too much for people.. tell them to wear sunglasses!

The fastest way to still the mind is to move the body

Between the head and feet of any given person is a billion miles of unexplored wilderness.

You just have to determine to settle for nothing less than being FULLY ALIVE, to show up, be who you are, and share your gifts.

Dancing, singing, storytelling and silence are the four universal healing salves.

Allow your passion to become your purpose, and it will one day become your profession.

Put your body in motion and your psyche will heal itself.

Remember that you have a choice in what you see. If you choose to see a person's darkness, you strengthen your darkness within. If you choose to see their light, you shine from the inside out.

The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.

How could a society produce such masters and such monsters?

The only classification to be made out of humans should be based on character and nothing but the character.

Animals feed man eats die man of intellect alone knows how to eat.

God cannot lead you on the basis of facts that you do not know.

I asked [my father] what there was to make doctoring more disgusting than nursing, which women were always doing, and which ladies had done publicly in the Crimea. He could not tell me.

The most unique thing about music making is sharing.

A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

No matter what the level of funding or success may be, there's always money missing, and you still want to have a gorgeous image, an endless cast and a flawless rendering.

Everyone of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down.

Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do.