Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Success is the process itself.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.