I can, therefore I am.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Know or listen to those who know.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Well done is better than well said.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you think you can do it, you can.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
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.