The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

Always keep in your mind that ambition is something that always puts you in or makes you end up in the meanest offices no matter whether you wish to go there by yourself or not.

Personal connections are a gold dig for writing to investigate, comprehend, to portray

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness

You can measure films on box office success, or people lovin’ the movie whenever they see it. That’s what I measure my movies on. How much people love these movies after they get a chance to see them, no matter how they get a chance to see them.

The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.

Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life

Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same.

I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.

Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.

The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

I come from nothing, so when I make something out of myself, it’s like I’m making history.

I still feel that as a sport going to places with human rights issues, such as this one, I feel that the sport is duty bound to raise awareness and try to leave a positive impact, and I feel like it needs to do more.

Money can run out but talent is forever.

“I feel like if you’re a really good human being, you can try to find something beautiful in every single person, no matter what.

I allow myself to fail, I allow myself to break. I’m not afraid of my flaws.

I feel a frantic desire to free myself. To start all over again and in another way.

Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it.

I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be – and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.

I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me

Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy.