Always desire to learn something useful.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Know or listen to those who know.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Never complain and never explain.
It's always too early to quit.
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.