"The ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a quiet truth that wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot."

"It is a quiet truth that stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that in the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm."

"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."

"We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do."

"You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover."

"Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds."