My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. Id been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14. – Lisa Loeb
My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed. – Mark Warner
The oppression of any people for opinions sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important. – Hosea Ballou