If you think nobody cares you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. In a survey taken several years ago, all incoming freshman at MIT were asked if they expected to graduate in the top half of their class. Ninety-seven percent responded that they did. Include the success of others in your dreams for your own success.
Indecision is the key to flexibility.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, however, there is. I shot an arrow into the air, and it stuck. I still miss my ex-wife, but my aim is getting better. It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.