The music business is just the worst as far as Machiavellian, sharky, evil games going on, as far as manipulation.

Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.

There are people that don't need to run towards adversity. They grew up in circumstances where it's forced upon them. Other people lead, pushier lives. So there are all kinds of forms of adversity in the world.

Your college education is a key moment in life.

What will seduce a person is the effort we expend on their behalf, showing how much we care, how much they are worth. Leaving things to chance is a recipe for disaster, and reveals that we do not take love and romance very seriously.

When you raise your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of it has a decided influence on what you do.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.