In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best.
But, since read more

In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best.
But, since there's no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on
my bass playing abilities.".

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those read more

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize
failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish
masterfully.

You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action.

You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action.

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than
I now am. Just as the read more

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than
I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present
perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect
and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I
am not deficient.

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, read more

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there light is from within.

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.

God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.

God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing is thinking on paper.