It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

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.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

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.

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

You shape your own destiny.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.