Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Who seeks shall find.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Leap, and the net will appear.
I can, therefore I am.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.