how absurd human beings are and how magnificent.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

I have a definition of success. For me it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It's about how many shining eyes I have around me.

Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.

When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say "How fascinating!"

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.

I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.

The major difference between the 'best' and the 'average' is that the 'best' get as much pleasure from practice as performance.

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.

It's not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.

Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you're doing it.

Realize that you are deeply limitless. Your potential is unlimited.

Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar.

How can you be a sage if you're pretty? You can't get your wizard papers without wrinkles.

Do not forget duty. But choose love when you can.

A glorious failure can sometimes be more life affirming than a cautious win.

I don't believe in God, but I do believe in that chaotic reality, and also this: that none of us knows anything about anything. Period.

The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule.

Helping others is the way we help ourselves.

You don't love hatred and evil, of course. You have to practice and see the real gull, the good in every one of them, and to help them see it in themselves. That's what I mean by love.

I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.