The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
I can, therefore I am.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Only the educated are free.
You never know what motivates you.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people.