Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
You never know what motivates you.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Never complain and never explain.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Well done is better than well said.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.