The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Well done is better than well said.
I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.