Well done is better than well said.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
I can, therefore I am.
After a storm comes a calm.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Know or listen to those who know.
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.