What I stand for is what I stand on.

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

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

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

Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

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

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

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

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

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

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

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.