Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music.