To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Who seeks shall find.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
I can, therefore I am.
Only the educated are free.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Know or listen to those who know.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.