Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.