Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
I can, therefore I am.
Who seeks shall find.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
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.