It is not who you attend school with but who controls the school you attend.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

You create your own reality

the islands of Italy combine all the elements - fire, water, earth, and air - and that is irresistible.

I like to play things that people understand, or maybe tunes that they could recognize. And so — I play for the people, just as much as for myself. Because, as I say, I still like to play.

Fashion ... has brought every thing into vogue, by turns.

You always draw from yourselves even if you're playing the most crazy type of person. What you really want is to be three-dimensional.

Every man heals himself.

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

In order to see Jesus, we first need to let him look at us!

The architect is not only the director, but he is the composer. And, as a composer, the architect brings a sense of creativity to each building.

When I came back to America, I realized that world music is no joke, it really has a lot to it.