Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Never complain and never explain.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
It's always too early to quit.
I can, therefore I am.
Only the educated are free.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.