Self-discipline is the cornerstone of any endeavor.

Focus on making yourself better, not thinking you are better.

Truth is universal. Perception of truth varies.

When you react, you let other control you. When you respond, you are in control.

There is no such thing as a fair fight.

You know it is a broken society when people fear each other more than they fear wild animals.

Your craft is comprehensive if it represents you.

Once you have lived in New York and made it your home, no place else is good enough

Flowers are words Which even a babe may understand.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

I never made more than $50 doing any play in Chicago. That was the way I grew up.

...Hard people are weak people whom nobody wants, and the strong, caring little whether they are wanted or not, have alone that meekness which the common herd mistake for weakness.

Have no fear of moving into the unknown.

I am content and happy with my situation and like the flexibility that comes with being self-employed. And it's nice to know that I can contribute something to society

Okay, a truly great song is a song that makes its own aesthetic intentions clear and then lives up to them and exceeds them in an interesting way. Alright?