Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Who seeks shall find.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
I can, therefore I am.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.