You have to make the rules, not follow them.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.
If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.
Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?
I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.
When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
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.
I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
