I will take fate by the throat; it will never bend me completely to its will.

Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

The man with no imagination has no wings.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle.

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.