Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
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.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Well done is better than well said.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Certainly the experiences of Seth and his relationship to his parents and his point of view of the world are very similar to my own and very much based on my experiences at the University of Southern California.