You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

'Tis never too late to be wise.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

The only lasting truth is change.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.