The hardest thing is to endure the applause of fools, and patiently suffer the booing, while with the bravissimo of the foolish one would rather strike them between the ears.

An artist's sphere of influence is the world.

Music is truly love itself, the purest, most ethereal language of the emotions, embodying all their changing colors in every variety of shading and nuance.

The art of music, rather more daughter than imitator of nature, in her impressive and mysterious language minding and educating us, rouses directly our temper and rules us to the depths of our souls.

No fate holds more splendour for an artist, than the one which greets his effort with such enthousiasm!

Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.

Collective leadership effectiveness drives business performance.

The character who was like me he died at 46, even it was 2008 year so far his name was David Foster Wallace.

We don't want to focus on the trees (or their leaves) at the expense of the forest.

People are optimistic about the future.

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.'

Don't allow your animal nature to rule your reason.

The character of Rocky was built on the idea that he was chosen to do something. That's why the first image in Rocky is the picture of Christ.

Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision

I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.