The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Know or listen to those who know.
Never complain and never explain.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
If you think you can do it, you can.
When I was younger I probably didn't understand something basic about tact, but I think it kept faint-hearted people at arm's distance and that's not such a bad thing, because life is short and I know the kind of people I want to work with.