What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Know or listen to those who know.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Always desire to learn something useful.
You never know what motivates you.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
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.