I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am.

If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.

Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.

The best thing is to always keep honest people around, because when you have a bunch of yes men around that know that you're making a mistake but let you go on with it, that's when it ruins your mind state as an artist.

Spend time with people who know how to use their days well. Just as iron sharpens iron, positive people will inspire you to be positive.

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.