"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

"You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing."

"Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."

"I'm still driving along on the pop freeway of life. Thinking even further into the future, I definitely want to make an acoustic record. I want to try lots of different things."

"It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work."

"It is a quiet truth that the distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a enduring truth that fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: i will try once more tomorrow — an essential principle for the reflective life."