Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Know or listen to those who know.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

If you think you can do it, you can.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

It's always too early to quit.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.