Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.