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

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

How often do we stand convinced of the truth of our early memories, forgetting that they are assessments made by a child? We can replace the narratives that hold us back by inventing wiser stories, free from childish fears, and, in doing so, disperse long-held psychological stumbling blocks.

My job [is] to awaken possibility in other people. If their eyes are shining, you know you're doing it. If they're not shining you get to ask this question: "Who am I being that my children's eyes are not shining?"

Everybody loves classical music they just don't know about it yet.

It is the tuning of the universe... It's as if at the beginning of the symphony God turns up the volume just a tiny bit.

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