The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

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

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.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

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

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

All thinking men are atheists.

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.

If you can't you must, and if you must you can.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

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

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

Always do what you are afraid to do.