“What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.”

Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing, let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up, look upward and say to yourself … nothing is impossible!

A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

If you’ve been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, “By God’s grace, I’m done with it,” and take charge of yourself like never before.”

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Trouble is here. It is for a purpose. Use it for the purpose for which it was intended – to help you grow. Thank God for your troubles.

Begin where you are. Don’t wait for someone else to change things for you. Do it yourself.

To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.

Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.

When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It’s seeing what other people don’t see And pursuing that vision.

When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.

I know how important it is to have people who believe in you even when you don’t believe in yourself.

What the market tells you in the short term is what a certain subset of people believe. That doesn’t mean they’re right.

If you believe within your soul, just hold on tight and don’t let go! You can make it, make it happen.

Research has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.