Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
You never know what motivates you.
Always desire to learn something useful.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Know or listen to those who know.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.