To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
After a storm comes a calm.
It's always too early to quit.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these other parts that came along. So I always justified not really working a lot because I had a family.