Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Leap, and the net will appear.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
It's always too early to quit.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.