But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.

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.

God is my only leader. Truth is my only sword. Guided only by my conscience, I am a true citizen of the world.

I dare to believe in the beauty of my dreams, and I use my imagination to see them fulfilled.

Within our family there was no such thing as a person who did not matter. Second cousins thrice removed mattered.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

I spent most of my time thinking, because I didn't have enough energy to do anything else.

I was very aware when I went to the Academy Awards that it would probably be my first and last time. So I thought my input should really be about fertility, and I thought I'd bring some eggs.

It seems like everything I do musically I tend to lose a few fans and gain a few fans, and it all kind of evens out.

There has never been nationhood without falsehood.

I was one of several songwriters I think interviewed [for Moana]. I'm a huge fan of Disney animated movies, and I've always wanted to write an animated score since I was a little kid.

The strength of the saviour is much more than the strength of the person who kills.