Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Raise the bar for yourself, increase, improve and inspire others to do same. Never miss the success of each day!

In pursuing a ‘way, ’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.

I love stories about people that, whatever situation they're in, you can relate to them in a way.

It's important for a dancer to wear very tight underpants. I used to feel a bit exposed if I wasn't being held up in the right place.

If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.

The story of the Amazon is a story that has been told by Europeans, you know, by Germans, by Canadians, by Americans.

I'm a Crank. I'm slowly going crazy. I keep wanting to chew off my own fingers and randomly kill people.

Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.

Anything you strive to hold captive will hold you captive, and if you desire freedom you must give freedom.

I swim in a pool of my own neurosis. I carry love, grief deeply, like an Irishman.