To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Never complain and never explain.
You never know what motivates you.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
My mom is a very warm, typical sort of Jewish-mother type. And my dad has a somewhat, um, different personality.