To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Never complain and never explain.
You never know what motivates you.
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.