Let India become alive by self-purification, that is self-restraint and self-denial, and she will be a boon to herself and mankind.
The middle way cannot be achieved by dividing two extremes in half.
Rekindling hope, engaging in inner work, and venturing into the world amount to a complete plan for picking yourself up when you're down.
Live intensely and dangerously. The world may not depend on your efforts, but you do.
Do I doubt the painting I've just painted because it is not right or because I can never like what I do?
I am a human being and an artist: I really, simply, surely am.
It is in an artist's real interest to congratulate herself more often: not out of narcissism, but in her role as her own dear friend and advocate.
There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly because they're pathetic; and the latter, frankly are hard to find.
Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.
Remember that nearly all extraordinary accomplishments began by overcoming a series of challenges that discourage and tempt us to quit, before we succeed. Those that maintain faith, stay committed, follow through and keep moving forward are the few that achieve everything they want in life. Be one of the few.
Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean.