Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding.

Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.

The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.

Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.

The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.

Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of ones chosen form.

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.

Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.

Any action can be practiced as an art, as a craft, or as drudgery.

To preserve your innocence while acquiring intelligence, that is a true mark of wisdom.

The bigger the mistake the bigger the opportunity.

Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart.

If I had read as much as other men I should have known no more than they.

Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.

We cannot eradicate violence if we do not build strong, inclusive communities.

Always do what you say you are going to do. It is the glue and fiber that binds successful relationships.

Whatever you goin' through, could always be much worse, Don't make a mistake, mistakin' your blessings for a curse.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day.