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"You are not what you think, but you are the reflection of what you think."

"To be what you always wanted to be, step away from conformity."

"The hardest thing to do in life is to be yourself."

"Nothing can hold you back if your determination is strong enough."

"But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples."

"With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. ... Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again though it contradicts everything you said today."

"The world within you is of greater consequence than the world around you."
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"I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons."

"When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs."

"On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me."

"I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind of guy who sits around with a pipe and slippers watching soap operas."

"I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds."

"Les Pauls work out real well for me because I'll beat the hell out of them and they'll still work. The only trouble with them is finding good ones."

"As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member."

"I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments."

"It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords."
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