There are always quotes and phrases that hit home for some when read; those that are later applied to daily lives and serve as a mantra by which days are shaped around. This is not to dismiss quotes that are read, reflected on, and eventually forgotten, but to highlight the ones that for me have become words to live by. In the 24 years that I’ve spent on this earth, these four quotes have become words for me to live by and ways to remind myself daily of success and happiness.