Know or listen to those who know.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
I can, therefore I am.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Always desire to learn something useful.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Well done is better than well said.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important.