Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Never complain and never explain.
Well done is better than well said.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.