Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

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.

What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.

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

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?