Always desire to learn something useful.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
You never know what motivates you.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.