Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDReal optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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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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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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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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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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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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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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