Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.

We could all take a lesson from crayons: some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they still learn to live in the same box...

It's always too early to quit.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

The best way out is always through.

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.

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

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

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