You won't skid if you stay in a rut.
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
University: ... a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business.
Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.
Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.