In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

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.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

I am the captain of my soul.

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

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.