“Music makes an otherwise ordinary activity quite enriching.”

“The best music is that which subtly connects with your reality but mischievously transcends you into an enticing imagination.”

“Some people make you feel worthless. And then there are those who make you feel like a million dollars. Ultimately, it's up to you to decide who you choose to believe.”

“God does not stereotype. Each of us is made magnificently unique.”

“I cannot imagine a truly beautiful world without courtesy being integral to its culture.”

“Enrich the world with your presence.”

“What surrounds us is what is within us.”

“Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to set aside, but those whom a person shar...”

“In all my paintings, the animal is at the centre. Surrounding it are the things that define the animal. This is how beauty is characterized. You need to characterize beauty by association. I have l...”

“Hating yourself is like hating the sun. No matter how much you complain of it agitating your eyes, its brilliance shines on.”

“It is in the darkest hour, when we are faced with our deepest most wrenching fears, that we are given the greatest strength. The choice is whether we succumb to the fear or rise with courage to fac...”

“In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.”

“God can use the jawbone of an ass!”

“Honest, open communication is the only street that leads us into the real world... We then begin to grow as never before. And once we are on this road, happiness cannot be far away.”

“I am constantly trying to communicate something incommunicable, to explain something inexplicable, to tell about something I only feel in my bones and which can only be experienced in those bones. ...”