Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
- Topic: Attitude, Optimism
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Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.
› Adam Smith
To establish true self-esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
› Denis Waitley
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.
› Nelson Mandela
He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.
› Plato
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.
› Gordon B. Hinckley
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
› Kahlil Gibran
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
› George Bernard Shaw
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
› Sigmund Freud
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
› William Arthur Ward
The positive thinker see the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieve the impossible.
› Winston Churchill
