Aphorisms: Experience is a hard teacher, because it gives the test first, and the lesson afterwards.

"In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by."

— Lucille Ball

"Every expert was once a beginner."

— Helen Hayes

"Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Find a new way to stand."

— Oprah Winfrey

"Motivation gets you started, habit keeps you going."

— Jim Ryun

"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

"Mastery is the result of staying longer than others quit."

— Japanese Proverb