Heroic deeds, to use whatever dower Heaven has bestowed, to test our utmost power.

Forget the past and live the present hour.

Be glad today. Tomorrow may bring tears. Be brave today. The darkest night will pass.

Forget the past and live in the present hour. Now is the time to work, the time to fill The soul with noblest thoughts, the time to will.

I like the man, who faces what he must, with steps triumphant and a heart of cheer; who fights the daily battle without fear.

The perfume of natures does not usually come forth without bruising.

He alone is great Who by a life heroic conquers fate.

I like the man who faces what he must With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer Who fights the daily battle without fear.

The victory of success is half done when one gains the habit of work.

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

It can be a fascinating game, noticing how any person with vitality and vigor will have a little splash of red in a costume, in a room, or in a garden.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.

If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesnt that show an incredible attention span?

I'm very, very jealous of guys who just go and decide to party and then can work the next day.

We gain so much by quickness, and lose so much by slowness.

It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music.

I have always loved the Mao cap, though I hate violent revolution.

Art is always good. It just depends if you like or not.