Michel Petrucciani

Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.

I don’t believe in geniuses, I believe in hard work.

People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.

Be your authentic self. Your authentic self is who you are when you have no fear of judgment, or before the world starts pushing you around and telling you who you’re supposed to be. Your fictional self is who you are when you have a social mask on to please everyone else. Give yourself permission to be your authentic self.

When you embark for strange places don’t leave any of yourself safely at the shore… Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules.

Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola!

The world’s crazy, when it comes to beauty.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.

Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about! You’re crazy!

Well, I’m not sure what pop psychology is, but I don’t like it.

Life on the road is murder. It’s as though life begins and ends with your horn in your mouth.