Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIt is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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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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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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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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Today 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.
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For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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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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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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