To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some emotional response in there, so factions do bear grudges. Just like the real thing.