Pain requires a dose of optimism.

The obstacle in the path becomes that path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

Have to and get to—both are choices. One is negative and one is positive. Choose the right one and it can change your life.

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

As I walked out the door to my freedom I knew that, if I did not leave all the anger, hatred and resentment behind, I would remain a prisoner.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

The less you respond to negative people, the positive your life will become.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.

The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

Pain is certain, suffering is optional.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

Oh! poverty is a weary thing, 'tis full of grief and pain; it keepeth down the soul of man, as with an iron chain.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and . . . each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement.

If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, you're a human being.