If you've got a talent, protect it.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Always desire to learn something useful.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.