It's always too early to quit.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
When I tried to play something and screwed up, I'd hear some other note that would come into play. Then I started trying different things to find the beauty in it.
The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book.