You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.

Usually kids who are talented have the brashness to think they can do anything, but they don't often get the chance to see how close they can come.

I always find that the best collaborations are when you work with people that know what they're doing, and you leave them alone to do it.

I think Tolstoy had an unbelievably complicated relationship with women.

You have to believe there's something at the other side. And you have to have faith in yourself. You have to think that you have the tools to accomplish it.

I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.

The great ones never take fundamentals for granted.