"People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness." ― Lucinda Williams Topic(s): Strength More From Lucinda Williams "Some of their best songs don’t have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn’t need to change anything." "Of course, I’m older now. I’m in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for ‘Car Wheels’ or ‘Essence’ or whatever. Different things were going on." "If you come into success too soon, you’ll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you’ll be happier with yourself in the end." More In Strength "Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."― Marcus Aurelius "Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side."― James Anthony Froude "Many people think they want things, but they don’t really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough."― Sophia Loren