"Whatever you are, be a good one."

— Abraham Lincoln

A reminder to value sincerity over status.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

— Oscar Wilde

Helps me avoid comparison and embrace uniqueness.

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."

— Albert Einstein

I think of this when facing setbacks.

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

— Socrates

Why I keep asking questions — even uncomfortable ones.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

— Winston Churchill

A core mindset during hard seasons.

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."

— James Baldwin

Why I don’t shy away from uncomfortable truths.