“Yes, the arts definitely help people think on their feet. Every time one plays a song, it is unique compared to all the other times you've played it. The goal is to make that uniqueness in your favor.”

“There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.”

“Finally, the last point that can kill your spark is Isolation. As you grow older you will realize you are unique. When you are little, all kids want Ice cream and Spiderman. As you grow older to college, you still are a lot like your friends. But ten years later and you realize you are unique. What you want, what you believe in, what makes you feel, may be different from even the people closest to you. This can create conflict as your goals may not match with others. And you may drop some of them. Basketball captains in college invariably stop playing basketball by the time they have their second child. They give up something that meant so much to them. They do it for their family. But in doing that, the spark dies. Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others.”

“Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.”

“Love every version of yourself, they help create your own unique version of extraordinary.”

“You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake... This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.”