Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEncourage me, and I will not forget you.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIt is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDTo bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDToday is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIf you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDSuccess never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOpportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOptimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDVow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWill someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDTo the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD