I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge
everything as it relates to them.

People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge
everything as it relates to them.

It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to
what those events mean.

It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to
what those events mean.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach.

The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach.

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore,
that I can do, any kindness that read more

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore,
that I can do, any kindness that I can show a fellow being, let me do it
now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others
are here for, I don't know.

We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others
are here for, I don't know.

Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.

Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.