For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

The absolute truth is one for an infinity of possible relative truths which lie.

Many people have said to me that I’m a mystic. I find that a bit mysterious. I just use logic and common sense for my philosophies.

Don't go around saying, "Oh if only I did so and so then so and so would not have happened!Instead, be thankful it happened.

I am just a guy who plays drums.

I have recently decided that there is no place in my head or my heart for fear anymore.

It's true, people don't imagine I'd be particularly woody.

Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

Were they beautiful? We were all beautiful. We were in our twenties.