Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Who seeks shall find.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Never complain and never explain.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
It's always too early to quit.
It couldn't sound like a dog, because K9 isn't a dog, but I made it sound as mechanical as possible.