If you've got a talent, protect it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Leap, and the net will appear.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky. I was more involved in intelligence and counter-intelligence.