Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.

I've tried to be totally present, so that when I'm finished with a piece of work, I'm finished. ... The work, once completed, does not need me. The work I'm working on needs my total concentration. The one that's finished doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to itself.

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat, so that we can know who we are.

When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.

I encourage courtesy. To accept nothing less than courtesy, and to give nothing less than courtesy.

You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.