How can you be that which you possess? You cannot be the horse and rider at the same time. Herein lies the secret of mortality and immortality.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

Just because you're with someone, doesn't mean you're not alone.

I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics page.

Despair is our chance to wrestle with fire and come through.

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future.

Courage is being afraid - and going ahead, anyway.

I just want to make sure I'm contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous.

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

Knowing how to look is a way of inventing.

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There are times in all of our lives when a reliance on gut or intuition just seems more appropriate - when a particular course of action just feels right.