My obligation is to release the music the way Frank [Zappa] released it.
People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.
Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself.
Easy is not a option. . No days off. . Never Quit. . Be Fearless. . Talent you have Naturally. . Skill is only developed by hours and hours of Work
Don't think about the start of the race, think about the ending.
Believe in your dreams and that anything is possible.
I just imagine all the other runners are big spiders, and then I get super scared.
Once given, a gift is yours to use, store or dispose of as you see fit.
You can hardly convince a man of an error in a lifetime, but must content yourself with the reflection that the progress of science is slow. If he is not convinced, his grandchildren may be.
The clock struck half past two. In the little office at the back of Mr. McKechnie's bookshop, Gordon--Gordon Comstock, last member of the Comstock family, aged twenty-nine and rather moth-eaten already--lounged across the table, pushing a fourpenny packet of Player's Weights open and shut with his thumb.
I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels.