Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Never complain and never explain.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Only the educated are free.
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.