I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday.

Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words

If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.

True friends are like stars; you can only recognize them when it's dark around you.

Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

A genuine relationship is one that is not dominated by the ego with its image-making and self-seeking. In a genuine relationship, there is an outward flow of open, alert attention toward the other person in which there is no wanting whatsoever.

Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved.