Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

Optimist: Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled

Optimist: Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.

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.

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.

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

If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic read more

If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic as to man.

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise