Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

Aim for the highest.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

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.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

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

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

I am the lizard king. I can do anything.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.