Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Who seeks shall find.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Always desire to learn something useful.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
You never know what motivates you.
I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.