Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Know or listen to those who know.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her.