Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Who seeks shall find.
After a storm comes a calm.
Never complain and never explain.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Know or listen to those who know.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The other claims that when money ebbs, so do prospects for women.