Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

We need to focus on the actual outcomes of policies, not just their intended effects.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

"In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength."

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.