Well done is better than well said.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Know or listen to those who know.
Only the educated are free.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.