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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.

William Arthur Ward

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Encouragement Kindness Praise
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
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Anger Direction Focus People Problem Wisdom
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Achievement Dream Imagination Yourself
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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Death Effect Fly Human Lose
Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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Achievement Limitation Possible Thinking
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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Learning Wisdom Word
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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Believe Force Ignorance Love Myself Praise Yourself
Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Persistence Praise Quit
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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Day Live
Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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Challenge Greatness Opportunity Ourselves Present Word
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Death Defeat End Failure
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Human Laugh Mistake Wisdom
Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Optimism Reality
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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Anger Choice Deep Forgiveness Understand
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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Care Feeling Generosity Love Sacrifice
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Break Hard Time Man

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