Hans Christian Andersen - Where words fail, music speaks.

Hans Christian Andersen - Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Victoria Alexander - There are three needs of the griever: To find the words for the loss, to say the words aloud and to know that the words have been heard.

Samuel Beckett - Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg - I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian.

Christian Nestell Bovee - Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.

Jimi Hendrix - Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

Herman Melville - It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

David Merrick - It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail.

Anthony J. D'Angelo - In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.

The Alchemist - When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every time the sun rises.

Beverly Sills - You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.

Benjamin Franklin - I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Oprah Winfrey - Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.

Benjamin Franklin - By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Gustav Mahler - If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.