"To dream is to realize that the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."

"Rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The darkest nights often reveal that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"It is a timeless truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."

"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."

"I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that's the most important thing as far as I'm concerned."

"It's nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn't think of."

"The art of living is discovering that the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."