Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
You never know what motivates you.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Never complain and never explain.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you think you can do it, you can.
I acquired an admiration for Japanese culture, art, and architecture, and learned of the existence of the game of GO, which I still play.