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.
We're lost, but we're making good time
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.
Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.
I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
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.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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.
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?
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
For every dark night, there's a brighter day
