It's been said that the first hour is the rudder of the day. I've found this to be very true in my own life. If I'm lazy or haphazard in my actions during the first hour after I wake up, I tend to have a fairly lazy and unfocused day.

You can move beyond the ego's perspective and see reality from the perspective of a higher consciousness.

Are you one of those people who notices the problems of the world and says ... somebody ought to do something about that? Why not you? If you feel a strong urge to see a problem fixed, then why not act on it?

I want my life to have had more value than just acquiring stuff and living comfortably. I may die rich, or I may die broke. But I won't die with my music still in me.

Your values are your current estimations of truth. They represent your answer to the question of how to live.

When in doubt, act boldly, as if it were impossible to fail. In essence it is.

I think the best friendships are those that can stand the test of time, where the friendship is based more on who you are than on what you do or what you have.