Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Only the educated are free.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Leap, and the net will appear.
But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.