If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and for others.

Placebos are like the lollipop of optimism, but we can do much better by dealing directly with the mind... And it works!

It is in learning music that many youthful hearts learn to love.

Worries are pointless. If there's a solution, there's no need to worry. If no solution exists, there's no point to worry.

Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality

I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly see that sometimes things go terribly wrong. We need to understand the reasons for this and work towards building new conditions that will bring about better circumstances.

To grant forgiveness to someone who has truly changed is not a way of condoning or forgetting his or her past crimes, but of acknowledging whom he or she has become.