Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.
I quite like mistakes. I think they're human.
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.
When there's no information and the compass turns to nowhere that you know well, let your soul be your pilot.
Hell is full of high court judges.
If you play music with passion and love and honesty, then it will nourish your soul, heal your wounds and make your life worth living. Music is its own reward.