"It's never too late...or too soon!" - P. Tambroni
My first bass teacher said this to me about learning to improvise -"Play everything! If it sounds bad, don't do it again."
"Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong." -unknown
"Talk does not cook rice." - Chinese Proverb
"Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad." - from Mental Toughness
Everyone has vision. Few have venture. - P. Tambroni
Do less, master more.
"There is no easy or difficult; only familiar and unfamiliar." - Kenny Werner
Once there was a bassist so bad, even the section noticed.
"Try softer, not harder"
Well, there’s at least one sane person on this planet.