The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
It's always too early to quit.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
You never know what motivates you.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Never complain and never explain.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
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.