~plant trees, even if you won't be there to enjoy the shade

~fear is Forgetting Everything is All Right

~accept conditions as they exist, or take responsibility to change them

~don't allow your environment to dictate your constraints

~when you're uncommon, be prepared for the common to not understand you

~very few battles are won in ideal circumstances

~nothing works if you don't

~sometimes the best move is no move

~you teach people how to treat you

~hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard

~friendship means little when its convenient

~second chances are the refuge for those who fail

~never take advice from someone you wouldn't trade places with

~if opportunity doesn't knock, build a door

~luck is found at the intersection of preparation and opportunity

~good planets are hard to find

~our existence solely lies in the minds of others

~we can study the past, but we can shape the future

~you have to pay the price to ride the ride (margaret)

~perfection is the enemy of progress (churchill)

~greatness is inspiring those around you (8-24)

~rest at the end, not at the middle

~make sure the path is the destination

~don't let the exception be the rule