Experience is a hard teacher… it tests first and teaches after.
— Anon
Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
— Oprah Winfrey
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of travelling.
— Margaret Lee Runbeck
I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely at the summit of courage… What is at the summit of courage, I think, is freedom… the freedom that comes with the knowledge that no earthly thing can break you.
— Paula Giddings