Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you think you can do it, you can.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Never complain and never explain.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
I can only point out a curious fact. Year after year the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.