To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Who seeks shall find.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you think you can do it, you can.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
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.