Know or listen to those who know.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Never complain and never explain.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Leap, and the net will appear.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Always desire to learn something useful.
The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.