Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
It's always too early to quit.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Never complain and never explain.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Well, being that, at the house and being in the competition, it was very hard to be with family. We couldn't have visitors out of respect for everyone else there. But, being the American Idol, the focus would have been on me.