Before you dismiss a beginner's work, remember how much you sucked when you started. You probably sucked worse, actually.

Before you do anything, you need to know if it's right or wrong.

Before you do something to help, your presence already can bring some relief.

Before you eat food or drink water, look at what you're about to eat or drink and feel love and gratitude. Make sure your conversations are positive when you are sitting down to a meal.

Before you eat the elephant, make sure you know what parts you want to eat.

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

Before you embark on it you ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will know it, and then you must choose another path.

Before you enbark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

Before you enter into the world of online dating, be prepared with what to say in case your date looks less the pictures you saw online and moe like a sunburned walrus.

Before you even consider making a value bet, try to determine if the bet will have any value at all. Attempt to put your opponent on a hand that he'd likely call a bet with on the river. To do this, you'll have to mentally play back the details of the hand. Think about your opponent's playing tendencies.

Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life, you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others. Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.

Before you fall asleep every day, say something positive to yourself.

Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren't.

Before you get a dog, you can't quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can't imagine living any other way.

Before you get into the mind, you have to inhabit the physicality. Body language is a great way of speaking.

Before you get married you should meet your fiance's parents. It is not enough that you like his parole officer.

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

Before you get to 'SNL,' you have your own sensibility. And when you get to 'SNL,' it's the show's sensibility.

Before you get to the strip club, you've got to go through the skating rinks.