‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWhat 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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDAdversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDReal optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIf 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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA 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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDBlessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDMan, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEveryone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOpportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIn the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe adventure of life is to learn.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWe can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDHappiness is an inside job.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD