To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
It's all right to have butterflies in your stomach. Just get them to fly in formation.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
The pain of making the necessary sacrifices always hurts more than you think it's going to. I know. It sucks. That being said, doing something seriously creative is one of the most amazing experiences one can have, in this or any other lifetime. If you can pull it off, it's worth it. Even if you don't end up pulling it off, you'll learn many incredible, magical, valuable things. It's NOT doing it when you know you full well you HAD the opportunity- that hurts FAR more than any failure.
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.