Remember always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
Surround yourself with the best people you can find delegate authority and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.
Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself if you wish to get others.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
I played with the same band for years and years and there's a beauty to having one solid core that you keep exploring. On the other hand it's nice to throw yourself in different situations where you find out things about your own resources.
Fashion is quite inclusive and good at embracing different things and different forms of beauty. It's a very liberal industry. You can be yourself. Just not overweight.
I guess if you take yourself seriously as an artist there starts either the problem or the beauty of doing good artwork.