True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Happiness is a sacred heaven.

It’s one thing to have the respect of your peers in the business. Their opinions are not always verbalized but if you are doing the right thing you don’t need validation.

Money could never have originated as paper.

How can you seperate those things though? The people are the place is the people.

When I got pregnant my foot grew, but I was denying it. I've been denying it for three years

My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

There are enough people in the world who are going to write you off. You don't need to do that to yourself.

I wanted to separate color from race. Distinguishing color - light, black, in-between - as the marker for race is really an error.

Progress equals happiness.

To be now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and presently a beast!