It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEveryone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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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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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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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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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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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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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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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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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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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
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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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If you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.
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