The two terrors that discourage creativity and creative living are fear of public opinion and undue reverence for one's own consistency.

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.

Leaders cannot build a successful nation once they are yoked to these two evils, ignorance and greed.

Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not.

The fans are great. They give me that extra edge.

There should be no inferiors and no superiors for true world friendship.

Republicans are living in a hermetically sealed Republican universe, just as Democrats are. And so they're responding to their own universe, even if it leads to electoral downfall.

There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain.

Loneliness is lessened when you're lonely by choice.

We have to raise the status of girls and women in every country.

I've been very lucky to work with many amazing animators and directors who can interpret and extend the music I make. When it's done well, it can create extra meaning and new context for the song.

I've never broken a bone in my life, or in my body.