Well done is better than well said.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Know or listen to those who know.
I can, therefore I am.
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.