Good timing is invisible. Bad timing sticks out a mile.

The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying

According to Hannah, real life just happens, whereas stories make sense. When you put real life in print, she says, you show it up for the pointless mess it really is.

You cannot want more for people than they want for themselves.

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

Unless you're prepared to make a mistake, you'll never do anything that hasn't been done before. You have to be prepared to be embarrassed.

Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.

Social topics may hit too close to home for people, but then again, if you pull a heartstring, then that's what country music is. It's not just songs about getting drunk and leaving your girl.

A person is bound to work in obedience to and in conformity to that person's own nature.

I personally think skateboarding is harder because it has so many moving parts. With snowboarding, your feet are strapped to your board.