I remember Mom always telling me that all in all in the end the only one you really have is God.

It's important to stop and realize what we have, why we have it and how privileged we are. And from that place, start caring and get a lot done.

The gardener knows how to turn garbage into compost. Therefore our anger, sadness, and fear is the best compost for our compassion.

I've learned that selflessness is a practice, not a place; a journey much more than a destination.

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what.

This really is my life's work, to go where there is suffering.

The sun doesn't determine the brightness of the day, you do.

I find God in the suffering eyes reflected in mine. If this is how you are revealed to me, this is how I will forever seek you.

I have been shown in darkness, light [and] have learned that, even in prison, one can be free.

Unhappy! of course you'll be unhappy. Who the devil are you that you shouldn't be unhappy, like the mother that bore you?

I love the morning sun because it enlightens my heart and teaches me how to love others with an abundance of warmth and kindness.

Inside, a deep-rooted force raged, buried in her psyche from eons before, percolating with a primordial awakening that had been long forgotten, until now.

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.

The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.

Conducting has more to do with singing and breathing than with piano-playing.

The solutions are here. They have always been here. Food does matter!

Sometimes you have to know when to shut the f - - up.

Achievement is talent plus preparation

It interests me tremendously to make copies... I started it by chance and I find it teaches me things.