The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become. It's just kind of like the facts of life; the practice makes perfect thing. Keep your fingers crossed, start from the bottom and work your way up.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss and failure into success.

People are not remembered by how few times they fail, but by how often they succeed. Every wrong step is another step forward.

Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.

Of course I would have preferred success; but failing in that, I have no regrets for having rejected all advice to the contrary, and resolutely made the struggle.