Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year.

It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

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.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

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.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

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

Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!