Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
If you think you can do it, you can.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
After a storm comes a calm.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.