I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed read more

I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.

Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it. - David HockneyrnListening is a positive read more

Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it. - David HockneyrnListening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.

People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to read more

People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive.

I want to come across as a positive person.

I want to come across as a positive person.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work read more

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look read more

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to read more

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.