The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Only the educated are free.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Some of those more out-there jokes were written in the wee hours of the morning. Somehow, they remained funny the next day.