Never complain and never explain.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Well done is better than well said.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Know or listen to those who know.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.