It's always too early to quit.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
After a storm comes a calm.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Know or listen to those who know.
Well done is better than well said.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.