To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you think you can do it, you can.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If at any moment of the day I ever think I'm remotely cool at all, which is hardly ever, I have two daughters who make sure that never happens.