Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Once, if my memory serves me well, my life was a banquet where every heart revealed itself, where every wine flowed.

Who knows nothing base Fears nothing known.

History teaches that nations do not learn from history.

Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.

My motto is, if it isn't beneficial it isn't necessary. So, if it doesn't benefit me why am I even considering this bullshit?

Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me.

I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a "fairy tale," but I really loved Mulan, the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon.

[Too many musicians are] too involved with doing and not listening.

Save me from trendy religion that makes cheap clichés out of timeless truths.

I am very picky about my people and my beer.