You never know what motivates you.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Never complain and never explain.
It's always too early to quit.
After a storm comes a calm.
I can, therefore I am.
The memoirs that have come out of Africa are sometimes startlingly beautiful, often urgent, and essentially life-affirming, but they are all performances of courage and honesty.