Aphorisms: You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

— Amelia Earhart

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

— Albert Einstein

"You can't rely on how you look to sustain you. What sustains us is compassion — for ourselves and for those around us."

— Lupita Nyong'o

"Success doesn’t come to you. You go to it."

— Marva Collins

"Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try."

— Michael Jordan

"Tough times never last, but tough people do."

— Robert H. Schuller