Nothing but courage can guide life.

To achieve great things, we must live as though we were never going to die.

What I want, it is my ego’s demand. What I get, my ego is not satisfied with that.

If there’s no sacrifice, there’s no love.

An earthquake is such fun when it is over.

Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.

What I'm going for with the string arrangements for my Antarctic symphony is a pun here.

I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work in general, it's always really clear how it is made.

My friends are so cynical, they refuse to keep the faith.

You will not find a soulmate in the quiet of your room. You must go to a noisy place and look in the quiet corners.

I've always had a determination to perfect whatever I'm doing. If I can't do something, I work on it until I figure it out.

We must keep these waters for wild rice, these trees for maple syrup, our lakes for fish, and our land and aquifers for all of our relatives - whether they have fins, roots, wings, or paws.