You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?
It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
All wealth is the product of labor.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style
A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
Only in the darkness, you are able to see the stars.
I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.
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.
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
I am the captain of my soul.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.