What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Know or listen to those who know.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
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.