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Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... read more
Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. read more
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And you can do it when things are tough.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got read more
If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are read more
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really read more
I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.