"be like the flower that gives its fragrance to even the hand that crushes it." - imam ali
"the player is not a soloist, but a member of an orchestra. when the player begins to think, 'i'm special,' that player is finished." - yonemushi noriko
"the sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. it will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it." - gene amole
"it is a mark of maturity when someone hurts you, and you try to understand them." - unknown