I have never spent an unhappy day unless by my own fault.
- Topic: Accountability, Attitude, Choice, Happiness, Optimism, Stress
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Far better it is to dare might things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they in the gray twilight that knows nor victory nor defeat.
The liar is no better than the thief, and if his mendacity takes the form of slander he may be worse than most thieves. It puts a premium upon knavery untruthfully to attack an honest man, or even with hysterical exaggeration to assail a bad man with untruth.
There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism… The one absolutely certain way of brining this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when anyone engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall be given a square deal.
I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.
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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the induction of a new order of things.
The individual is not accountable to society for his actions, insofar as these concern the interests of no person but himself.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.
He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.
Aloha is free.
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.
Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.
Values are related to our emotions, just as we practice physical hygiene to preserve our physical health, we need to observe emotional hygiene to preserve a healthy mind and attitudes.
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.
More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.
Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.
Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
Individuals are the sum of their unique experiences, challenges, and accomplishments. What matters is not the barriers they face, but how they choose to confront them. And their race is not to blame for everything—good or bad—that happens in their lives.
Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.
You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.
The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.
I love people. I love my family, my children… but inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.
