You can't be more alive than you are—but you can awaken to what living is.

If you find your feet dragging, check your path. You are probably on the wrong one.

A student might ask, how long will it take to learn guitar..., the answer is, as long as you live - that short.

The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now.

When in doubt, initiate. Say yes—to love, to life, to joining in with others. That is how we stay on the right path and, at the same time, elevate humanity.

All things reflect the divine energy of nature—every flower, every rock, every sound, every sight. Once we realize that truth, we cannot help but smile.

Return to the beginning. Enter by form. Clean your dojo. As you have every day, tie on the white belt and empty your cup. Pick up your guitar, tune, then play.

Each moment is new. We have never lived it before and will never live it again. It is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words.

A final word on self-criticism: Do not beat up on yourself. Even if you think you know your flaws, there is no need to advertise them. Most people won't have noticed.

Stop thinking about the audience and what they may be thinking of your music. Just play the music.

It is at the edge of excellence that genius awaits.

It's when we come to the end of ourselves that we come to the beginning of grace.

The prayer of faith is the only power in the universe to which the great Jehovah yields.

For in every soul that shall be saved is a Godly Will that never assented to sin, nor ever shall.

He is slow, and the sea sings to us both, but he returns to me.

Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.

I realized what an artist is and what it is to be an artist.

Who are we to ask God if it is his will.

Can you be serious for two words?" "Not without effort.

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