“You cannot please everyone. You cannot soothe everyone.”

“If you try to please everyone you’ll please no one.”

“Everyone says you have to be a specialist, and if you conduct Wagner you cannot conduct Mozart - this is nonsense.”

“Everyone would like to be the greatest, but God cannot bestow that honor on everyone.”

“I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.”

“Live to please the others, and everyone will love you, except yourself.”

“So the biggest lesson for me was to write what you want. People are going to have their opinions—good and bad. The reality is you’re not going to please everyone, and if you attempt to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. If anything, you can have fun doing it.”

“The first challenge is that, you cannot expect everyone to get the same understanding of the book. Are we not all unique in life?”

“If seafood is expensive then don't eat it. Leave it to the wealthy. I cannot ensure equality in this manner. If you want to eat expensive items then you must work hard and find a lot of money....We cannot pull everyone to the same level.”

“The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone. For a life in the past cannot be shared with the present.”