Do the right thing even when nobody is watching.

Actions have consequences.

It is better to be careful than fast.

Don’t paint pictures of people in your head and interpret those pictures. Instead, interpret the original.

Hollow victories are worse than losing. A hollow victory is a lie that betrays your effort and those competing against you. Losses are a truth that you can work harder, that you can do better, and when you do winning becomes second to victory. Your greatest foe is yourself.

Smart is such a lazy word. It drowns out the magnitude of devoted time put forth by intelligent people and makes excuses for those who lie to themselves about the limits of their effort.

You can learn by reading the history of others or by waiting to write your own. As grandma and grandpa have told me many times, don’t let life teach you, life is a cruel teacher. Read, watch, listen to history, his story, her story, so that you can learn how to avoid the follies of human nature.

Duty means doing what is right. Sometimes it means you do something even if you don’t want to. If you are lucky, those two are the same. And if they aren’t you do what is right because you are supposed to.

Honor can seem like a silly idea when you don’t understand it. However, when you lose it, you will be the only person that isn’t laughing.

Money is the cheapest solution to any problem.

“The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason. Because what’s in front of you is so much more important that what’s behind you.”

By Jelly Roll on accepting best new artist award

Dance like nobody is watching.

Every morning,

You have two choices:

Continue to sleep with your dreams

Wake up and chase them

Don’t ever pretend to be weak. The only time you should pretend is when you are scared, then you can pretend to be tough.

The grass is greener where you water it.

The wound is where the light enters you.

~ Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Rumi