Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
You never know what motivates you.
I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.