To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDReal optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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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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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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A 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.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
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Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
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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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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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