Irreverence is a declaration of independence.

We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.

A good work is a partnership between you and nature... Nature will help you every step of the way.

When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.

We all need to learn a new language for love - a language that speaks not in socks, pancakes, and paychecks, but in shared fascination with physics or poetry, delight in each other's uniqueness, and mutual practical and emotional support.

Whenever you do what you really love, your heart lifts, your mind opens, and everything changes. You wake up. That's what true adventure really is.

Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone's gift - yours and mine.