If you think you can do it, you can.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Know or listen to those who know.
Always desire to learn something useful.
When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the door but I had the music going, keeping the city at a distance, trying to find creative time and peace and so forth.