"It is a timeless truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors."

"A quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"A life well-lived is a testament that the greatest battles are fought within."

"A courageous heart knows that the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"You reach a point where you don't work for money."

"… skewered through and through with office-pens, and bound hand and foot with red tape."

"At the end of the day, sleep is a barometer of your emotional health. And so if you're not in the right place where you need to be, then you're going to have voices keeping you up at night because you have to work through those issues."

"The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than I've ever seen them before."