If you've got a talent, protect it.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
After a storm comes a calm.
If you think you can do it, you can.
You never know what motivates you.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
It's always too early to quit.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Speaking from my experience as a person involved for a long time in building the European Union, it is important to have patience and efforts to build a community of nations.