Success is a few acts of discipline executed every day.

Beware the fury of a patient man.
John Dryden

Clarify your goals
Gain knowledge through spaced repetition
Preserve health
Work steadily
Minimize stress
Refuse interruption
Never resist sleep when tired
(Piotr Wozniak, creator of SuperMemo)

Never grow a wishbone where your backbone ought to be.
Clementine Paddleford

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
Albert Einstein

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
George Smith Patton

A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of the others.
Norman Shidle