Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.
No human being is constituted to know the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth and even the best of men must be content with fragments with partial glimpses never the full fruition.
Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.
The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
If you believe in what you are doing then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.
You can't stop loving or wanting to love because when its right it's the best thing in the world. When you're in a relationship and its good even if nothing else in your life is right you feel like your whole world is complete.
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing the next best thing is the wrong thing and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
The arts quite simply nourish the soul. They sustain comfort inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom.