Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant.

My art is different than yours; it consists not in defeating others, but in not being defeated.

Today, the majority of poor renting families in America spend over half of their income on housing, and at least one in four dedicates over 70 percent to paying the rent and keeping the lights on.

Live your life, not wasting it on minor things of life, but rather investing it in the best possible ways

The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

Embodied courage chooses not to wait until illness or notice of death demands attention.

As long as you're excited about what you're playing, and as long as it comes from your heart, it's going to be great.

There are so many people that don't believe in themselves and don't have faith.

I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet.

I'm most proud of the fact that I get to keep growing.

People are bigger than anything that can happen to them.

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.