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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.
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. read more
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
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.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
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.
Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.
Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
