I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?
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.
A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.
I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.
Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.
There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
When I give, I give myself.
If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Pizza makes me think that anything is possible.