Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
You know, 'The Golden Girls' was a very unusual show to start on. I was young, and it was a show about old people, and it was a very traditional show, but it was also an amazing training ground for a joke-writer. It forced me to learn those skills.