The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWe are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDFor 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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDStudy while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWe can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDTo bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDDelays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDDo more than be fair: be kind.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThree keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDGod gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe greatest failure is the failure to try.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDBlessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDNothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDCommend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIt is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD