When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

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

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

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

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

They alone live, who live for others.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

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.

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

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.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

It's always too early to quit.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.