All that matters is the pressure you put on yourself. External pressures cause people to choke. While you can't control what happens to you, you can control how you react.

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.

You have to work hard, and you have to enjoy what you're doing. If you don't enjoy it, no matter how hard you seem to work, you're not going to be working as hard as you can because you're not enjoying it.

Be quick, but don't hurry.

Drink deeply from good books.

Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Being yourself; not acting. You therefore can function near your own level of competence. Satisfy you own expectations rather than those of others.