Who seeks shall find.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
I think an education is beneficial, but whether it takes an education to be successful in the arts is a whole other question.