A goal gives you the lens to see the future with clearer vision.

If better were within, better would come out.

I'll follow you, even to death—but I won't live with you any more.

Carmen will always be free.

Wings are like dreams. Before each flight, a bird takes a small jump, a leap of faith, believing that its wings will work. That jump can only be made with rock solid feet.

Each day, the goal is to receive knowledge and remove ignorance. This reveals what we all search for. Wisdom.

It's not what you learn, it's the way you learn it.

I wonder in what way I would function as a person, in a society without ever attending school. I'd be myself.

Why study things of no use? To learn you don't need it and concentrate your efforts on what is important to you.

A tree is no more valuable than a seed. Both are simply at a different stage in their development.

There's a reason why golfers walk forward to their next shot. It's to move on.

You soak up my soul and mingle me. Each drop of my blood cries out to the earth. We are partners, blended as one.

I've been very fortunate as a composer to be involved with projects that have really propelled my scores forward. I'm very proud of it.

Each misstep leads to the next correct step.

I think a good thing that needs to change is that people should be at least fearless about expressin' themselves.

Something you consider bad may bring out your child's talents; something you consider good may stifle them.

Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what's important and what's not.

Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?

I did go through a period where I was on unemployment. That was my low point: Martha Quinn on line at unemployment, hoping nobody will recognize her.

Wherever there is desire and ambition, you are in bondage.

There are no right answers to wrong questions.