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“Keep on asking, and it will be given to you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened for you; for everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking, it will be opened to you.” – Jesus Christ – Matt. 7:7, 8 – Apostle Matthew – The BIBLE
Optimism is the madness of insisting all is well when we are miserable. – Voltaire
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. – Henry Ford
Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others. – Jonathan Winters
“And another thing, I want you to be more assertive! I’m tired of everyone calling you Alexander the Pretty Good!” – His Mother to Alexander the Great as a kid. – Gary Larson
Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin. – Grace Hansen
“Look! Our son if gifted! In skipping!” We snickered like idiots for a while because he is just so funny. When we laugh, we feel better about the future.” – (Young Gus has Asperger’s Syndrome) – Judith Newman – READER’S DIGEST
If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice. – George Gobel
Thank you for leaving us alone but for giving us enough attention to boost our egos. – Mick Jagger
The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright or promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed. – Maya Angelou
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be away from one another. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we’ll always be together.” – Hobbes, the tiger – CALVIN & HOBBES – Bill Watterson
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mohandas Gandhi
It’s a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person’s plate. – Dave Barry
If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles. – C. S. Lewis
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. – Albert Camus
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“This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true god, and the one who sent, Jesus Christ.” – Jesus Christ – John 17:3 – Apostle John – The BIBLE
Even a mistake may turn out to be the only thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement. – Henry Ford
Destiny never opens a door without shutting the other. – Victor Hugo – THE MAN WHO LAUGHS
There is no harm in repeating a good thing. – Plato
The dream is not the destination, but the journey. – Diane Sawyer
Not many signs in life, urban or rural, exceed in interest a knock on the door. – Charles Lamb
Attempt the impossible to improve your work. – Bette Davis
Yesterday’s Olympic winners would be beaten by today’s high school kids. – Paul Harvey
You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fears, as young as your hope, as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart is a recording chamber, so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, you are young. – Betty Pitzer
You see things and you say, “Why?” But I dream things that never were, and I say, “Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw
It’s never too late to be what you might have been. – George Elliot
The best place to have your dreams come true is to wake up. – Paul Valery
“Whatever she planted grew as if by magic, and her fame as a grower of flowers grew over three counties. Because of her creativity, even my memories of poverty are seen through a screen of blooms.” – Alice Walker – IN SEARCH OF OUR MOTHER’S GARDENS
Fall down seven times—stand up eight. – Japanese proverb
Optimism is the foundation of courage. – Nicholas M. Butler
“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway, and see it through, no matter what.” – Harper Lee – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Helen Keller
Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records. The tension between them is where it’s all at, it’s what lights the fire. – Bruce Springsteen
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“This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” – Jesus Christ – Matt. 24:14 – Apostle Matthew– The BIBLE
What passes for optimism is most often the effect of intellectual error. – Raymond Aron
When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it’s going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason. They bring us so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack each moment of the day with that attitude. – Bruce Cameron
I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution. – Werner von Braun
Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently. – Henry Ford
Crisis is opportunity riding a dangerous wind. – Dennis Waitley
“Why take what you could be giving, why watch as the world goes by, it’s hard enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly.” – Mary Chapin Carpenter – WHY WALK WHEN YOU CAN FLY
It’s better to aim at perfection and miss it than it is to aim at imperfection and hit it. – Thomas Watson
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or inclination for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. – William Pollard
There is no exercise better than reaching down and lifting people up. – John Andrews Holmes
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – (Coach) Lou Holtz
The least optimistic of music is no longer the blues – it’s rap. – Gary Pulliam
Even a mistake may turn out to be the only thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement. – Henry Ford
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. – Albert Camus
Youth is not a time in life—it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. – Betty Pitzer
No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism. – William Ralph Inge
Having a child at 55…That’s optimism! – Steve Earl
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The optimist proclaims we live in the best possible of all worlds – the pessimist fears this is true. – James Branch Cabell
Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. – Vaclev Havel
Go on failing. Go on. Only next time try to fail better. – Samuel Beckett
Always remember this: You don’t stop laughing because you grow old…You grow old because you stop laughing! – Maurice Chevalier
Do or do not—there is no try. – Yoda – STAR WARS
I’ve learned that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of themost peaceful things in the world. – Andy Rooney
The possession of knowledge does not kill the since of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. – Anais Nin
Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweaty things. – George Carlin
The world does not seem to respect Jehovah’s Witnesses, but they still remain the most optimistic people in the world. Why? Because they are united all over the world as the only people of faith who collectively give their children a real hope for the future by studying the Bible with them. – Gary Pulliam
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. – Robin Leach
The pain passes, but the beauty remains. – Pierre August Renoir
You should enjoy today while it is here, because someday, today will be a long time ago. – Ziggy
Do what you love and you will find a way to get it out to the world. – Judy Collins
Motivation – In an experiment bees were taken to outer space. Because of weightlessness, they saw no need to fly. They all DIED! – Paul Harvey
An optimist is a person who sees the green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red spotlight…the truly wise person is colorblind. – Albert Schweitzer
