Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Well done is better than well said.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Wherever you are - be all there.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
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.