Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Well done is better than well said.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Know or listen to those who know.
Never complain and never explain.
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.