The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Strive to be different.

Dance brings out the best in me and makes me feel infinite. It helps me relax and express myself, and it clears my head. Plus, dance keeps me fit!

What are we artists for? We are for showing you what you've wandered for to find the home of your spirit.

Instead of focusing on men and focusing on what we can do to prop them up, people seem really incredibly focused on the fact that women are doing well and maybe that's not such a good thing.

I suspect that when the truth ceases to be heartbreakingly funny, we will be in a better place and a happier society over all.

I think that you really don't have a choice, when you see that things are wrong the only choice you really have is to just do what you can to make it better.

I'd like to believe an accumulation of experience has made me a sort of a grown-up person, so I can have judgment and taste and whatever.

Emotion is energy in motion.

We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada. And I think now, isn't that ironic?

When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I guess.