Aphorisms: Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.

"I’m going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it."

— LeBron James

"The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory."

— Les Brown

"Happiness is not something readymade; it comes from your own actions."

— The Dalai Lama

"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

"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

— Warren Buffett

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

— Steve Jobs