Each of us sees in others what we carry in our own hearts.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

How you ever gonna reach the starsIf you never get off the ground?

There is a whole world out there, waiting for you. A world filled with opportunities wherever and whenever you want to grasp them. And whether you do or you don’t…. well that is totally up to you.

People sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it.

I got put out of my church choir because my pastor said, 'We can't have baby sister singing the blues and coming in here and singing on Sunday morning.'

You know who likes to get fisted? Sock puppets.

Never listen to music when you're trying go come up with a Big Idea.

I've never gone through an audition process or anything. In most of my decisions like that, I just kind of feel it out: You know, do I feel comfortable with this person?

Everyone wants to connect with someone who people think is someone.

I've learned to judge of men by their own deeds; I do not make the accident of birth The standard of their merit.

The one you can get mad at only for a short period because you have important stuff to tell them.