Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDTo make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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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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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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