It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.

The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

We all have flaws and mine is being wicked.

Success is not to be pursued it is to be attracted by the person you become.

In today's world, everything seems like some sort of long audition.

People love stories. They need stories.

I like to read because it's the opposite of being on the go. Reading is the perfect antidote.

I wish I'd never been an actor. I'd rather have been a streetwalker, selling my body, than selling my tears and my laughter, my grief and my joy.

The man who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more.

I’m getting maximum enjoyment out of life and I’ll never stop.