Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDFailure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
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