"The sea's only gifts are harsh blows and occasionally the chance to feel strong."

“All mothers are rich when they love their children. There are no poor mothers, no ugly ones, no old ones. Their love is always the most beautiful of joys.”

Source : Halldór Laxness, Maurice Maeterlinck, Thomas Mann (1971). “Halldór Laxness, Maurice Maeterlinck [and] Thomas Mann”

“I tend to work in layers. There's a huge orchestra in the film, but I also record a lot things with very intimate groups, and I like to be able to use the textures of those intimate groups.”

“Change demands new learning.”

Source : Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1984). “Change Masters”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

“Why can't we all just get along?”

Source : "Can’t We All Just Get Along?" by Jenna Brownson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2016.

“I hate taking myself seriously. It drives me crazy!”

Source : Source: collider.com

“Here's the thing that I think about life - if you manage to get into a space where you don't need that much, where the overhead of your life is not that great and you're pretty happy and relaxed without that much stuff, you are really liberated because you never have to say yes to something because you want another refrigerator or car!”

“If you don't kick things around with people, you are out of it. Nobody, I always say, can be anybody without somebody being around.”

“And strictly forbid that any quarrelling be at your meals.”