I think it's important to take risks and to not be afraid of failure.

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

有功于天地称为功，有关于世间名教称为名，有学问为富，有廉耻为贵，此即所谓功名富贵。无所求称为道，无欲念称为德，没有世俗的恶习称为文，处事有原则称为章，此即所谓的道德文章。

Sometimes, the wicked will tell us things just to confuse us–to haunt our thoughts long after we've faced them.