If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

There’s no way you can kill someone and get to the other side of the experience unchanged.

When you want your message to be heard, always speak from your heart.

I'm not a lady, I'm a witch.

Remember that everyone's life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.

Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

To take charge of destiny means to play a very convoluted chess game on multiple levels of consciousness and existence.

The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.

A good song stays in your head because it's catchy, a great song stays because it means something to you.

The words went round and round and round in my mind and my body, until I knew they were no longer my words but something that had been carved into my heart. And now my soul was crying.