I think that's the hardest part about mistakes: Sometimes the consequences aren't physical. Sometimes they simply chip away at the essence of who you are.

One always has hope for human nature

You must be able to write. You must have a sense of form, of pattern, of design. You must have a respect for and a mastery over words.

Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights.

Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself.

There is no phase of the Italian mind that has not found expression in its music.

I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.

I labour over details and whether a song should be a straight pop song form or exploratory. This is the curse with doing things by yourself.

In a dark time, the mind begins to see.

It is while we are young that the habit of industry is formed. If not then, it never is afterwards. The fortune of our lives therefore depends on employing well the short period of our youth.

What we have here is an unexpected touchdown on the runway of the heart.