If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Leap, and the net will appear.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
I think an education is beneficial, but whether it takes an education to be successful in the arts is a whole other question.