Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Leap, and the net will appear.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Never complain and never explain.
Know or listen to those who know.
One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war.