All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing; those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind? We make our own destiny.
I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.
Do everything happily. Walk, talk, sit happily; even if you complain against somebody, do it happily.
If you think about the long term then you can really make good life decisions that you won’t regret later.
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.
I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
Don’t find fault, find a remedy.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.
Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?