Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Never complain and never explain.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Know or listen to those who know.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
It's always too early to quit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.