Editor's picks

“The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.”

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.”

— Washington Irving

“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”

— Washington Irving

“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”

— Washington Irving

“The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”

— Hubert Humphrey

“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”

— Hubert Humphrey

“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”

— Napoleon Hill

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”

— Napoleon Hill

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

— Napoleon Hill

“The best revenge is massive success.”

— Frank Sinatra

“Time is long but life is short.”

— Stevie Wonder

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

— Stevie Wonder

“You can't base your life on other people's expectations.”

— Stevie Wonder

“We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.”

— Bono

“The less you know, the more you believe.”

— Bono

“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.”

— Bono

“Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.”

— George Gershwin

“Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.”

— Billy Sheehan

“Music became a healer for me.”

— Eric Clapton

“One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.”

— Eric Clapton

“Rock and roll is here to stay.”

— Neil Young

“As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.”

— Neil Young

“The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.”

— Michael Jackson

“Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.”

— Michael Jackson

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”

— Michael Jackson

“Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.”

— Elvis Presley

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”

— Elvis Presley

“There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.”

— Ray Charles

“I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.”

— Ray Charles

“Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.”

— Ray Charles