“Who are you? Just because you break heartsdoesn't make you a heartbreaker.Just because you get straight A'sdoesn't make you a success.Just because you have a college consultantdoesn't make you college bound.Just because you fail to actdoesn't make you cowardly.Just because you need help,doesn't make you weak.Just because the world sees you as somethingor as nothingdoesn't mean anythingat all.”

“Just because you make a mistake doesn't mean you are amistake.”

“And just because you have colleges and universities doesn't mean you have education.”

“Life is not a transcript. This isn't a test you can ace or fail. You can get Cs and Ds and still be okay.”

“My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't make them because they are cheap; you don't make them because they're popular; you make them because they're right.”

“Just because people treat you like shit, just because you may feel like shit sometimes, doesn't mean you are shit. You can make something of your life. You can give of yourself in this world to make it a better place." - Jake quoting his mentor, Arnie Coel”

“You have to turn it up so that your chest shakes and the drums get in between your ribs like a heartbeat and the bass goes up your spine and fizzles your brain and all you can do is dance or spin in a circle or just scream along because you know that however this music makes you feel, it’s exactly right.”