Quotes to Help the Musician-in-Progress

“It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” –Ella Fitzgerald

“Lemonade comes from lemons. Take that mistake and make something brilliant of it!” –Robin Steinweg

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” –John Wooden

“Young people can learn from my example that something can come from nothing. What I have become is the result of my hard efforts.” –Franz Joseph Haydn

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

“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” –Salvadore Dali

“Accentuate the positive.” –Harold Arlen

“I’d far rather hear a student make music with mistakes than hear a perfect rendition of notes on a page.” –Robin Steinweg