To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
It's always too early to quit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
I can, therefore I am.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.