Ravi Shankar

Sitar Maestro Composer Indian 1920 – 2012

Sitar legend who introduced Indian classical music to Western audiences.

386 quotes

"Family teaches us our first lessons of love."
Love
"A friend sees the best in you when you cannot see it yourself."
Friendship
"Hope is the thread that holds us together."
Hope
"To be courageous is to face fear with grace."
Courage
"Every dream deserves effort and belief."
Dreams
"The beauty of a moment is in its impermanence."
Beauty
"Faith gives meaning to the inexplicable."
Faith
"Time reveals what effort attempts to hide."
Time
"Freedom without responsibility is chaos."
Freedom
"Persist when others give up; that is perseverance."
Perseverance
"Nature speaks if we learn its language."
Nature
"To create is to connect with something greater."
Creativity
"Kindness costs nothing but gives everything."
Kindness
"Gratitude transforms what we have into abundance."
Gratitude
"Patience is the companion of all achievement."
Patience
"Strength is not the absence of weakness but acceptance of it."
Strength
"Face your fears and they lose their power."
Fear
"Power misused becomes tyranny."
Power
"Money is a means, never the end."
Money
"Health is the foundation of happiness."
Health
"Adventure begins where comfort ends."
Adventure
"Imagination separates us from mere existence."
Imagination
"Work becomes art when it is done with excellence."
Work
"Motivation fades; discipline remains."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who prepare for it."
Inspiration
"Solitude is where the soul finds itself."
Solitude
"Relationships are mirrors reflecting our own growth."
Relationships
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"A leader serves; a tyrant rules."
Leadership
"Philosophy asks questions that have no final answers."
Philosophy