Optimistic Quote Collection
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Smile | Lead | Choose Your Attitude
Forever Young | Simplify | Love Yourself
Look Ahead | Shine | Live
Feel | Change | Be Thankful
Forgiveness
is the economy of the heart . . . Forgiveness saves expense of anger,
the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. Hannah Mor
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always
find forgiveness. Honore de Balzac
To err is human, to forgive, divine. Alexander Pope
There
is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. Josh Billings
As
long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free
space in your mind. Isabelle Holland
Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states. Carol Welch
A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time - pills or stairs. Joan Welsh
Those
who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later
have to find time for illness. Edward Stanley
If
it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so
far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all. Joey Adams
I have
to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing.
Marsha Doble
Laughter!
When
the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into
a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was
the beginning of fairies.
James M. Barrie
It is
impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger
and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose
either. Wayne Dyer
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Victor Borge
You don't stop laughing because grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
Michael Pritchard
Humor helps us to think out of the box. The average child laughs about 400 times per day, the average adult laughs only 15 times per day. What happened to the other 385 laughs? USA Today
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. EE Cummings
You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything --even poverty--you can survive it. Bill Cosby
Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. Anonymous
A good laugh is sunshine in the house. William Makepeace Thackeray
He who laughs, lasts. Mary Pettibone Poole
I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. Bob Hope
If I were
given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it
would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
Charles Schultz
Seven days without laughter makes one weak. Joel Goodman
The two best physicians of them all - Dr Laughter and Dr Sleep. Gregory Dean
Jr
In case you ever run out of gift ideas, here's a little tip: give me your laugh.
Whether it's mischievous, tender, loud, or quiet, simply give me a laugh from
your heart. Your laughter brings me never-ending joy. Helmut Walch
If its sanity you are after there is no recipe like laughter. Henry Elliot
If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it. Erma Bombeck
You grow up on the day you have your first real laugh at, yourself. Ethel Barrymore
Laughter is a highly addictive, positive, contagious: if somebody starts, it's very difficult to stop. Robert Holden
The head thinks, the hands labor, but it's the heart that laughs. Liz Curtis Higgs
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. Mark Twain
Laughter
is the best medicine! Unknown
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at
yourself is maturity. William A. Ward
You cannot hold back a good laugh any more than you can the tide. Both are
forces of nature. William Rotsler
The human
race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
Mark Twain
Laughter is an instant vacation! Milton Berle
Laughter is part of the human survival kit. David Nathan
Laughter is the best way to make somebody's heart beat. Robert Holden
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Plato
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. Heraclitus
We don't
stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw
Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. Joseph
Chilton Pearce
Play is not always an activity. It is a state of mind! Anonymous
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. John Bay
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Carl Jung
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father. Roger von Oech
Dreams
come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to
have them. John Updike
You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however. Richard Bach
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way. Lance Armstrong
May the most you wish for be the least you get. Irish toast
May you get all your wishes but one; So you will always have something to strive for! Irish toast
Champions
aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have
deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the
skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Muhammad Ali
If you always do what you always did - you'll always get what you always got! Unknown.
We
act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life,
when all we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Charles Kingsley
The bird of joy that “perches in the soul” never stops singing – we just stop listening. Charlotte Davis Kasl
Hope is
the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops, at all. Emily Dickison
If you're going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. Colin Powell
The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. Yogi Berra
Science will never be able to reduce the value of a sunset to arithmetic. Nor can it reduce friendship to formula. Laughter and love, pain and loneliness, the challenge of beauty and truth: these will always surpass the scientific mastery of nature. Louis Orr (speech to the American Medical Association, 6/6/60)
When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Never lose a chance to say a kind word. William Makepeace Thackeray
Look to be treated by others as you have treated others. Publilius Syrus
Never have a companion who casts you in the shade. Baltasar Gracian
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain
Power is the ability to do good things for others. Brooke Astor
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Unknown
A friend
is a present you give yourself. Robert Louis Stevenson
The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. Eleanor Roosevelt
The best
way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark
Twain
The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. Gandhi
May you
be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
Slow to make enemies,
And quick to make friends. Irish toast
Value friendship for what there is in it, not for what can be gotten out of it. H. Clay Trumbull
If someone listens, or stretches out a hand or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen. Loretta Girzartis
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves. Lydia M. Child
Some pursue happiness, others create it. Anonymous
A well-spent
day brings happy sleep. Leonardo da Vinci
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize
them, but that they seize us. Ashley Montagu
Happiness is not a state to arrive at - but a manner of traveling. Margaret Lee Runbeck
A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down. Beverly Sills
It is never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. Jane Fonda
All who
would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin. Lord Byron
Happiness is a warm puppy. Charles Schulz
Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other. Brian Tracy
To be happy, drop the words if only and substitute instead the words next time. Smiley Blanton, M.D.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness. Bertrand Russell
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank
Smile
Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening
ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have
the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia
It takes
seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown. Saying
Lead
Prepare for joy – speak your truth, care for yourself, expand
your knowledge, nurture your friendships, let people love you,
take on new adventures, go where
your heart leads you. Charlotte Davis Kasl
Act on your desire to be a true leader by being as quietly effective as possible. Catch someone doing something right! Wayne W. Dyer
Infinite patience produces immediate results. Wayne W. Dyer
To help yourself make a decision, flip a coin. It’s not where it lands that matters – it’s how you feel about it. Now you know what you really want! Chef Cheryl
Perspective / Choose Your Attitude
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. William James
Sunshine
is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating;
there is really no such thing as bad weather, openly different kinds
of good weather. John Ruskin
Let us go singing as far as we go; the road will be less tedious. Virgil
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude. Amy Tan
A pessimist's blood type is always b-negative. submitted by P.Katz
The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A healthy
attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others.
Be a carrier. Unknown
It has been estimated that the average person has
sixty thousand separate thoughts each and every
day. The problem with this is that we have the
same sixty thousand
thoughts today that we had yesterday, and we’ll repeat them again tomorrow.
Wayne W. Dyer
Men are disturbed not by things that happen, but by their opinion of the things
that happen. Epictetus
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns
have roses. Ziggy
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford
Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success. Denis Waitley
A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day. Anonymous
Your day goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. Anonymous
To Age!
To Age! Why does one care?
As the wrinkles grow longer gray
graces your hair.
Life should be simple because when push comes to shove,
The only one counting is the Good Lord above! Irish Toast
Middle age . . . when a man is at the peak of his yearning power. Wall Stress
Journal
Never too old to learn. Latin proverb
It is
never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot
Simplify
It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your
shoe. Unknown
Love
Love your life. Henry David Thoreau
There
is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.
Mother Teresa
It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.
Anonymous
We are most alive when we're in love. John Updike
Love Yourself
You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.
Martha Graham
Be a friend to yourself and others will. Scottish Proverb
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
An individual's
self concept is the core of his personality. If affects every aspect
of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and
change, the choice of friends, mates, and careers. It is no exaggeration
to say that a strong, positive self-image is the nest possible preparation
for success in life. Dr. Joyce Brothers
The delights of self-discovery are always available. Gail Sheehy
Until you make peace with who you are, you will never be content with what you have. Doris Mortman
Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical. Sophia Loren
Remind yourself daily that you are a divine creation and entitled to be treated lovingly by others, as well as by yourself. Wayne W. Dyer
Beauty comes in all sizes — not just size 5. Roseanne
I've learned to take time for myself and to treat myself with a great deal of love and respect 'cause I like me....I think I'm kind of cool. Whoopi Goldberg
A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there. H. Stanley Judd
If you
are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve,
it is the thought that is hurting you now. James Hillman
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Fear . is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday. Renata Adler
I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly. Oprah Winfrey
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do. Helen Keller
Don't
be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.
Grace Hansen
Life itself is the proper binge. Julia Child
Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out
of favour. Robert Frost
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas Alva Edison
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. Henry David Thoreau
You don't
get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide
how you're going to live. Now! Joan Baez
May you live all the days of your life. Jonathon Swift
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined! Henry David Thoreau
Life is full of things you don't think you can do until you do them! Unknown
Feel
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them
feel. Carl W. Buechner
The bend
in the road is not the end of the road unless you refuse to take
the turn. Anonymous
A
smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. English Proverb
Man's mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. Pauline Kezer
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein
Kindness
If you were arrested for kindness, would there be enough evidence to convict
you? Unknown
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. William Hazlitt
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Theresa
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. Sally Koch
Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out what he has to do. Goethe
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
Too often we jump to the conclusion that something is impossible simply because we cannot see the solution…..No one knows enough to be a pessimist. Wayne W Dyer
Learn to cultivate your own garden. Voltaire
Taking Care
Laughing
is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally
in one spot.
Josh Billings
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything. Arabian Proverb
The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around.... Throughout history, "tender loving care" has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing. Larry Dossey
Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst. William Penn
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. E.F. Schumacker
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo DaVinci
Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. Edwin Way Teale
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates. Thomas Szasz, "Personal Conduct," The Second Sin, 1973
It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. Lucille Ball
Take the time to come home to yourself every day. Robin Casarjean
Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen carefully. Littlefoot's mother, Land Before Time