Know thyself, or at least keep renewing the acquaintance.

You live long enough in a world spinning on its axis, you learn to spin in the same direction.

Among those born into chaos, some will imagine an order and become scientists; a few will recognize the chaos and become abstract artists; most others will turn to faith for understanding; and the rest will become lost souls.

The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher.

The artist's talent sits uneasy as an object of public acclaim, having been so long an object of private despair.

Two people can have a middling day, but one rounds up and the other rounds down.

Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.