Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you think you can do it, you can.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Always desire to learn something useful.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
I can, therefore I am.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
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.