We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.

We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.

We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences.

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

I want you to get excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now.

Communication is to relationships what breath is to life.

We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.

I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen by them, heard by them, to be understood and touched by them.

Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves.

People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty

If you could realize that everything is made out of time, then you can convert your free time into anything you want.

Nothing annoys in this world as a nagging wife

Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.

Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die.

I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes.

The best way to preserve a child’s vision is to let them see things their way rather than yours.

Try not to try too hard, It's just a lovely ride.

I hate when people make a really good product and then stop making it. I get annoyed.

So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.

A lot of composers I know hate temp scores because people get attached to them.