It Was Actually Drumming That Gave Me

Different Hearts Beat On Different Strings

With People Too, You Constantly Think, "if I'm Nice To People And Treat Them Well, They'll Appreciate It And Behave Better." They Won't, But It's Still Not A Bad Way To Live.

I Read Recently That All Of Us Can Be Defined In Adult Life By The Way Others Perceived Us In High School. I Know [people] Who Had The Popular, Good-looking Path In High School; They Tend Not To Do So Well. It Was A Little Bit Too Easy For Them, Where For Those Of Us Who Struggled In Every Sense, Perhaps Our Determination And Self-reliance And Discipline Were Reinforced By That.

The Seven Cities Of Gold Always Fascinated Me. Southwestern U.s. History Especially Fascinates Me. The Whole Spur Of The Spanish Exploration Of The Southwestern U.s. Was The Search For These Mythical Seven Cities Of Gold.

You Can Do A Lot In A Lifetime, If You Don't Burn Out Too Fast/you Can Make The Most Of The Distance/first You Need Endurance/first You've Got To Last.