Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Wherever you are - be all there.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Leap, and the net will appear.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Who seeks shall find.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.
I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.