I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.

To lift farm drudgery off flesh and blood and lay it on steel and motors has been my most constant ambition.

The first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I was listening to an old Victrola, playing a railroad song...I thought that was the most wonderful, amazing thing...That you could take this piece of wax and music would come out of that box. From that day on, I wanted to sing on the radio.

Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be.

Fix your course on a star and you'll navigate any storm.