Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
It's always too early to quit.
Always desire to learn something useful.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
After a storm comes a calm.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Know or listen to those who know.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Wherever you are - be all there.
I've just finished reading a book about the brilliant Margaret Rutherford. She wasn't a beauty, but inside she was absolutely blazing and passionate about her work. She's one of those life-affirming characters.