I think big, and then allow myself to accept more.

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.

God, give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.

For we that live please must please to live.

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

I always love to begin a journey on Sundays, because I shall have the prayers of the church to preserve all that travel by land, or by water.

Now is the accepted time.

The heart's earnest and pure desire is always fulfilled.

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

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him, all creatures here below! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

Affirmation is an internal positive statement that supports an external outcome.

Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value.

There's no such thing as chance; and what to us seems merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

Let us affirm what seems to be the truth, that, whether one is or is not, one and the others in relation to themselves and one another, all of them, in every way, are and are not, and appear to be and appear not to be.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

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

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.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

Aloha is free.

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

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

There are only two kinds of people, those who accept dogmas and know it, and those who accept dogmas and don't know it.

Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.