Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
When you take control of your attitude, you take control of your life.
Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.
Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and -- if at all possible -- speak a few sensible words.
Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.
Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.
Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.
No, I am not bitter, I am not hateful, and I am not unforgiving. I just don't like you.
I love those who can smile in trouble...
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
It is good people who make good places.
Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
I am a part of all that I have met.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.
Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.