The spirit from which we act is the principal matter.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Let's go with what you have to get what you want.

If you want to get wealth, focus on wealth. If you want happiness, focus on happiness.

We're obliged to acknowledge the limits of reason

Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.

At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the best music.

The insanity of consumption bothers me. Talk about the opiate of the masses. It ain't religion anymore. It's stuff.

Lotte Lenya was all emotion. She wasn't anything but emotion. She was not an intellectual.

With the theatre, your whole day is geared towards the evening's show, and that's the job. People usually go to work about 9 and come home around 5, or maybe 7.

When I was a kid I used to go to the movies, double features in outdoor theaters, and my parents used to take us to see like, 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof' or something like that, with Elizabeth Taylor.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.