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c631341 You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in. authentic-living be-yourself inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
31fbea2 Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right. act action do doing inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking right start startup truth Roy T. Bennett
0208c23 By four o'clock, I've discounted suicide in favor of killing everyone else in the entire world instead. optimism suicide Warren Ellis
d8fd9a7 Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives. grateful gratitude inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking value Roy T. Bennett
5fde740 You will never follow your own inner voice until you clear up the doubts in your mind. awareness follow-your-heart follow-your-inner-voice follow-your-intuition gut-feeling inner-voice inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring intuition life life-quotes listen-your-inner-voice living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking soul spiritual Roy T. Bennett
45a371d Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart. happiness happy happy-heart heart inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
5ecedcc Changing your outside world cannot make you happy if you are an unhappy person. The real personal change can only happen from the inside out. If you firstly create the change within yourself, you can turn your life around. change happiness inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
b415d9f To care about your outward appearance is important, but what's more important is to have a beautiful soul. heart inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking soul spirit Roy T. Bennett
5c41aae Life is short. Focus on what really matters most. You have to change your priorities over time. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking time Roy T. Bennett
5313da7 Surround Yourself with Positive People Who Believe in Your Dream ambition dreams inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
af27166 Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change. change growth inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
13ae598 Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can't see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don't even know. greatness inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leaders leadership life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking potential Roy T. Bennett
d30af93 Successful people have no fear of failure. But unsuccessful people do. Successful people have the resilience to face up to failure--learn the lessons and adapt from it. failure fearless inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success Roy T. Bennett
aa5bcdc When you take control of your attitude, you take control of your life. attitude inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
304da54 Stop doing what is easy or popular. Start doing what is right. act action do doing inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking right start startup truth what-is-easy what-is-popular what-is-right Roy T. Bennett
10e1960 It doesn't matter how many people you meet in your life; you just need the real ones who accept you for who you are and help you become who you should be. authentic-living inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living living-life-to-the-fullest optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
66d4eab Always believe in yourself and always stretch yourself beyond your limits. Your life is worth a lot more than you think because you are capable of accomplishing more than you know. You have more potential than you think, but you will never know your full potential unless you keep challenging yourself and pushing beyond your own self imposed limits. accomplishment challenge inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking potential Roy T. Bennett
acee8fa To learn something new, you need to try new things and not be afraid to be wrong. fearless inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring learning life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking trying Roy T. Bennett
1c7eb37 What other people think and say about you is none of your business. The most destructive thing you would ever do is to believe someone else's opinion of you. You have to stop letting other people's opinions control you. authentic-living be-yourself inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
415cd23 Enthusiasm can help you find the new doors, but it takes passion to open them. If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there. authentic-living conviction enthusiasm inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes life life-quotes living-on-purpose motivation motivational opportunity optimism optimistic passion positive positive-affirmation Roy T. Bennett
aaf1a88 Let go of something old that no longer serves you in order to make room for something new. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring letting-go life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
f926893 The comfort zone is a psychological state in which one feels familiar, safe, at ease, and secure. You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone. change comfort-zone inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
578617d Consistency is the true foundation of trust. Either keep your promises or do not make them. consistency inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring keep-your-promises leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking trust Roy T. Bennett
327f424 Shine your light and make a positive impact on the world; there is nothing so honorable as helping improve the lives of others. inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes light living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking shine shine-your-light Roy T. Bennett
22a759a Dream your own dreams, achieve your own goals. Your journey is your own and unique. dream dreams goals inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
fdd785e Great Leaders Create More Leader inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leadership life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success vision Roy T. Bennett
5a4eea2 Associate Yourself with People Who Think Positively inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
3be29bf Fear robs you of your freedom to make the right choice in life that can bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. On the other side of fear, lies freedom. If you want to grow, you need to be brave and take risks. If you're not uncomfortable, you're not growing. fearless growth inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
9333315 You were not born on earth to please anyone; you have to live life to express yourself, not to impress someone. Don't pretend to be someone you're not, and never lose yourself in search of other people's acceptance and approval. authentic-living be-yourself inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
4ea7723 Life teaches us the right path is rarely the easy one. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
54b191b Be with someone who inspires you and makes you be the best version of yourself. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quote inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-philosophy life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking relationship Roy T. Bennett
415ccbb No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams. dream dreams greatness inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
8ac9a80 Failures are the stairs we climb to reach success. failure inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success Roy T. Bennett
6628aca Difficulties and adversities viciously force all their might on us and cause us to fall apart, but they are necessary elements of individual growth and reveal our true potential. We have got to endure and overcome them, and move forward. Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever. adversity challenge growth hope inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living motivation motivational never-lose-hope optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking potential Roy T. Bennett
87dd3e8 Every choice comes with a consequence. Once you make a choice, you must accept responsibility. You cannot escape the consequences of your choices, whether you like them or not. choices inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
5d58cda Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up. being-positive inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes life life-quotes motivation motivational never-give-up never-giving-up optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking strong Roy T. Bennett
e744cde You can have everything you want if you can put your heart and soul into everything you do. doing energy heart inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking soul Roy T. Bennett
9cfc0e2 How much you can learn when you fail determines how far you will go into achieving your goals. failure inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring learning life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success Roy T. Bennett
f189f7c Create a vision for the life you really want and then work relentlessly towards making it a reality. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking vision Roy T. Bennett
d431d07 Be an Encourager: When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always. encourage encouragement heart inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking self-confidence self-esteem success Roy T. Bennett
cb54163 Push your boundaries beyond the ordinary; be that "extra" in "extraordinary. growth inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking progress Roy T. Bennett
9a8303f No matter how much experience you have, there's always something new you can learn and room for improvement. experience improvement inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring learning life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
90206e3 Change course, but don't give up. change inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leadership life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational never-give-up optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
27b71d6 When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life. chaos-of-life happiness inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking smile smiles Roy T. Bennett
b2f4ee5 No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping. death endurance inspirational joy life optimism strength suicide truth David Hume
56a1692 Be where you are, stop over-thinking, and focus on what you are doing. focus-on inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic over-thinking positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
3fa1795 Do not let your negative thoughts have power over you because those thoughts will end up controlling your life. No one can live a positive life with a negative mind. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
54fcd17 If you care about something enough, you'll find a way to make it happen. care-enough inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living make-things-happen motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
65ba401 Let go of something old that no longer serves you to make room for something new. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring letting-go life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
48b4898 We must assume every event has significance and contains a message that pertains to our questions...this especially applies to what we used to call bad things...the challenge is to find the silver lining in every event, no matter how negative. optimism James Redfield
a5ae715 There is no more profitable investment than investing in yourself. It is the best investment you can make; you can never go wrong with it. It is the true way to improve yourself to be the best version of you and lets you be able to best serve those around you. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring invest-in-yourself life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
ddec5d8 To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence. fear inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking self-confidence Roy T. Bennett
5ac220a If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others? optimism satire Voltaire
8443596 Instead of worrying about what could go wrong, change your thoughts to what could go right. When you change the negative thought into a positive one, it eliminates the negative one. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
5bf6fa3 Your Life Is Happening Right Now: Don't let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now. brave courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking procrastination take-risks Roy T. Bennett
779566b "In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant "now," even having lived such a moment before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe in the certainty of a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, and particularly anyone who is still young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: If a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful, more so." happiness hope joy life optimism Orhan Pamuk
a378eef Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself abilities ability believe believe-in-yourself confidence dream dreams empowerment hope inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes limitations limits living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking potential self-doubt spiritual-growth spirituality Roy T. Bennett
cadc58d You make the world a better place by making daily improvements to become the best version of yourself. improvement inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
5997816 What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment. commitment inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic perseverance positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking resilience Roy T. Bennett
e17c4a1 There are some values that you should never compromise on to stay true to yourself; you should be brave to stand up for what you truly believe in even if you stand alone. be-yourself believe-in core-values inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking value Roy T. Bennett
6c2c4fe Be careful the stories you're telling yourself about your current circumstances; a head full of negative thoughts has no space for positive ones. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational negative optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
09864bb Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day. do-good inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring joy life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
b2d97ff Every challenge you face today makes you stronger tomorrow. The challenge of life is intended to make you better, not bitter. challenge inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking strong Roy T. Bennett
73d7a53 Never let fear hold you captive fear inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking self-doubt Roy T. Bennett
bed9322 The level of success you achieve will be in direct proportion to the depth of your commitment. commitment inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success Roy T. Bennett
56996f3 If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go--whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring kindness life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
79c52e6 You attract who you are being. When you work at being the type of person that you want to attract, you attract those kinds of people into your life. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring laws-of-attraction life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
f44c822 Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. beauty inspirational joy life optimism positive Ashley Smith
6fd0196 One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires. enjoy human-desire influence inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leadership life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
27fe791 You have come a long way and have won many battles. Whenever you're faced with a difficult or challenging situation, you'll overcome it. Yes, you can. challenge difficulty inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
d902034 Make the most of what you have and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving. achieve deserve inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
ea43f4a Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for. goal goals inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
30bcf3e Goals are the road maps that guide you to your destination goal goals inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
223f1a9 Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them. challenges courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
61f3905 Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do. improvement inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring integrity leadership life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success truth truthful Roy T. Bennett
4f51118 Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command as you had once been. When things are not going your way, you will start doubting yourself. Stay positive, keep the faith, and keep moving forward - your breakthrough may be just around the corner. breakthrough change faith inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring just-around-the-corner keep-moving-forward life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking stay-positive Roy T. Bennett
e575179 We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
4573631 People are successful because they think and act like successful people. inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking success Roy T. Bennett
2806e9d Keep your promises and be consistent. Be the kind of person others can trust. consistent inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring keep-your-promises leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking trust Roy T. Bennett
d5e5e02 Life is short. Focus on what really matters most; you should change your priorities over time. focus inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking priorities priority time Roy T. Bennett
f53b4c3 If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can. happiness optimism suffering William Faulkner
03c11f6 Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best. doing inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
4742d67 I am an optimist... I choose to be. There is a lot of darkness in our world, there is a lot of pain and you can choose to see that or you can choose to see the joy. If you try to respond positively to the world, you will spend your time better. inspirational optimism Tom Hiddleston
22ab1ae Create your own miracles; do what you think you cannot do. action doing inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living miracles motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
a5277f2 Keep your mind open. The meaning of things lies in how people perceive them. The same thing could mean different meanings to the same people at different times. inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring keep-your-mind-open life life-quotes live-life-to-the-fullest living living-life-to-the-fullest meaning mind open-your-mind opportunity optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
01ed13c Nobody is exempt from the trials of life, but everyone can always find something positive in everything even in the worst of times. adversity inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking trials-of-life Roy T. Bennett
f0d1116 Your beliefs affect your choices. Your choices shape your actions. Your actions determine your results. The future you create depends upon the choices you make and the actions you take today. action belief beliefs believe choice choices decision future inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
9ba820c God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest. courage death endurance joy life optimism steadfastness strength suicide Charlotte Brontë
c90b454 Dedicate yourself to what gives your life true meaning and purpose; make a positive difference in someone's life. dedication inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking purpose Roy T. Bennett
8f06c8b Finding the lesson behind every adversity will be the one important thing that helps get you through it. adversity challenge inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
5849788 Stop comparing yourself to others. Always strive to improve yourself to become better today than you were yesterday to serve those around you and the world. authentic-living be-yourself growth inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring kindness life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
6ec22cc Dr. Suess said: 'Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened..' I tell my dates: 'Don't cry because it happened, smile because it's over crying happiness joy life misattributed-dr-seuss optimism sadness smile smiling josh stern
218627d Focus on making choices to lead your life that aligns with your core values in the most purposeful way possible. choice choices core-values inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
b123905 Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving? happiness life optimism struggle survival Tom Stoppard
2cc4f86 If you care about someone enough, you'll always be there for them no matter what. be-there care-enough inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
7594a7d The more you believed in yourself, the more you could trust yourself. The more you trust yourself, the less you compare yourself to others. authentic-living believe believe-in-yourself inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking spirituality trust-yourself Roy T. Bennett
e203da9 Remember that things are not always as they appear to be... Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities. creativity curiosity inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational opportunity optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking possibility Roy T. Bennett
463ef48 We don't truly appreciate what we have until it's gone... We don't really appreciate something until we have experienced some events; we don't really appreciate our parents until we ourselves have become parents. Be grateful for what you have now, and nothing should be taken for granted. gratitude inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
a3b4d36 I admire those who do good and expect nothing in return. goodness inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring kindness life life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
c3c4cf3 You have to open up to the world and learn optimism...Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim. optimism positive-thinking Jennifer Crusie
30794bb Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice. happiness inspirational observation optimism umbrellas Julie Andrews Edwards
262d355 A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon. optimism perception Eoin Colfer
2cf244a Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and their fellow-men, and cry that all is dark and gloomy, are in the right; but the sombre colours are reflections from their own jaundiced eyes and hearts. The real hues are delicate, and need a clearer vision. darkness human-nature optimism perception perspective pessimism subconscious thoughts Charles Dickens
fa2043d The most important thing is this: to be able at any moment to be free to choose a life that makes you happy. choice choose happiness happy inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes live-life-happy living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
96bfd1f Once time is lit, it will burn whether or not you're breathing it in. Even after smoke becomes air, there is the memory of smoke. I am seeing as if by the light of a match, a glimpse of my life and having it feel right. inspirational love optimism David Levithan
3130ceb We can become inspired to shape a higher, more ideal future, and when we do, miracles happen. inspiration optimism James Redfield
3aefbd2 You predicted quick victory. Now it's going to get hopelessly complicated. Jesus, don't you know any better than that by now? optimism pessimism thomas-raith Jim Butcher
ab35944 One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived its origins. Then it has a chance to create a society to match its scenery. conservation cooperation environment individualism optimism Wallace Stegner
a64b946 If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign. optimism James A. Owen
fac232f I cried to think of how lucky we both were to have found each other, since it was clear that we were the only ones in the world who could understand what we understood in the instantaneous manner in which we understood it. naivete optimism romance soul-mate youth Audre Lorde
89c002a I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore. happiness magic optimism seashore Dave Pelzer
8e94385 "I would like [my readers] to better understand human beings and human life as a result of having read [my] stories. I'd like them to feel that this was an experience that made things better for them and an experience that gave them hope. I think that the kind of things that we talk about at this conference -- fantasy very much so, science fiction, and even horror -- the message that we're sending is the reverse of the message sent by what is called "realistic fiction." (I happen to think that realistic fiction is not, in fact, realistic, but that's a side issue.) And what we are saying is that it doesn't have to be like this: things can be different. Our society can be changed. Maybe it's worse, maybe it's better. Maybe it's a higher civilization, maybe it's a barbaric civilization. But it doesn't have to be the way it is now. Things can change. And we're also saying things can change for you in your life. Look at the difference between Severian the apprentice and Severian the Autarch [in for example. The difference beteween Silk as an augur and Silk as calde [in fantasy fiction hope horror optimism science-fiction Gene Wolfe
28a84a5 While you can't control your experiences, you can control your explanations. optimism speculations thinking thought Martin E.P. Seligman
35cac99 He caught a glimpse of that extraordinary faculty in man, that strange, altruistic, rare, and obstinate decency which will make writers or scientists maintain their truths at the risk of death. Eppur si muove, Galileo was to say; it moves all the same. They were to be in a position to burn him if he would go on with it, with his preposterous nonsense about the earth moving round the sun, but he was to continue with the sublime assertion because there was something which he valued more than himself. The Truth. To recognize and to acknowledge What Is. That was the thing which man could do, which his English could do, his beloved, his sleeping, his now defenceless English. They might be stupid, ferocious, unpolitical, almost hopeless. But here and there, oh so seldome, oh so rare, oh so glorious, there were those all the same who would face the rack, the executioner, and even utter extinction, in the cause of something greater than themselves. Truth, that strange thing, the jest of Pilate's. Many stupid young men had thought they were dying for it, and many would continue to die for it, perhaps for a thousand years. They did not have to be right about their truth, as Galileo was to be. It was enough that they, the few and martyred, should establish a greatness, a thing above the sum of all they ignorantly had. integrity optimism truth T.H. White
d746367 "If you really believed that you'd lost your soul, then when I found you in Volterra, you would have realized immediately what was happening, instead of thinking we were both dead together. But you didn't--you said ' ,'" I reminded him, triumphant. "There's hope in you, after all." For once, Edward was speechless. "So let's both just be hopeful, all right?" I suggested. "Not that it matters. If you stay, I don't need heaven." He got up slowly, and came to put his hand on either side of my face as he stared into my eyes. "Forever," he vowed, still a little staggered. "That's all I'm asking for," I said, and stretched up on my toes so that I could press my lips to his." optimism Stephenie Meyer
4d71864 Things are not always as bad as they seem. Sometimes, the darkness only makes it easier to see the light. optimism philosophical Jim Butcher
8f1c811 The disciplines of physical exercise, meditation and study aren't terribly esoteric. The means to attain a capability far beyond that of the so-called ordinary person are within the reach of everyone, if their desire and their will are strong enough. I have studied science, art, religion and a hundred different philosophies. Anyone could do as much. By applying what you learn and ordering your thoughts in an intelligent manner it is possible to accomplish almost anything. Possible for an 'ordinary person.' There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person. meditation optimism ozymandias superheroes will Alan Moore
4ad90f4 You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. idiom optimism Charlaine Harris
92f6d36 Consider, if you will, the morning boner. What a metaphor of hope and renewal! How can anyone give way to despair when one's groin greets each day with such a gala spectacle of physical optimism? humor optimism sex teens C.D. Payne
d11ab68 "Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted" -Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)" optimism world Radclyffe Hall
3835366 I still think sincere pessimism the unpardonable sin. optimism pessimism G.K. Chesterton
9cbdaa4 All the people we loved, who have died, are still alive in the past. The only thing that really separates us is time. It's a matter of perspective. That's what separates optimism and pessimism. memories optimism Diana Palmer
e378660 The reason why we believe that change is possible is not because we are idealists but because we believe we have made it, so other people can make it as well. optimism Roméo Dallaire
50d70d6 But there's a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it. letting-go life moving-on optimism reality waiting world Lois Lowry
4e97e62 The only real voyage consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes; in seeing the universe through the eyes of another, one hundred others-in seeing the hundred universes that each of them sees. Marcel Proust, translated by Kiyotesong journey landscape open-heart open-mind optimism seeking wonder Rob Brezsny
fc5d78c It is the most ambitious and driven among us who are the most sorely in need of having our reckless hopes dampened through immersive dousings in the darkness which religions have explored. This is a particular priority for secular Americans, perhaps the most anxious and disappointed people on earth, for their nation infuses them with the most extreme hopes about what they may be able to achieve in their working lives and relationships. americans anxiety atheism disappointment drive hope optimism pessimism Alain de Botton
ce78107 You know, if you're hopeful, if you're even a little bit happy about something that might happen, it doesn't affect the outcome. You could still give yourself a period of optimism, even if it all falls apart. optimism outcomes Michael Cunningham
3286db9 I'd given him bits and pieces of my peculiar life, but colored softer and funnier than they had been. I'd painted my dad as Don Quixote in a semi, on a quest for philosophical truths and the best cup of coffee in the nation. optimism Laurie Halse Anderson
8ef8eb8 One thing about flying that he never got used to was that no matter how awful the weather was on the ground, if you flew high enough you could always find the sun. optimism Tom Clancy
fa837b5 The mind is an intricate mechanism that can be run on the fuels of both victory and defeatism. emotions optimism pessimism thinking Pat Conroy
93b0387 Though anger seems a pessimistic response to a situation, it is at root a symptom of hope: the hope that the world can be better than it is. The man who shouts every time he loses his house keys is betraying a beautiful but rash faith in a universe in which keys never go astray. The woman who grows furious every time a politician breaks an election promise reveals a precariously utopian belief that elections do not involve deceit. The news shouldn't eliminate angry responses; but it should help us to be angry for the right reasons, to the right degree, for the right length of time - and as part of a constructive project. And whenever this isn't possible, then the news should help us with mourning the twisted nature of man and reconciling us to the difficulty of being able to imagine perfection while still not managing to secure it - for a range of stupid but nevertheless unbudgeable reasons. hope journalism news optimism Alain de Botton
aa27691 The library refused many downloads, of course, but I succeeded with two Optimists translated from the Late English, Orwell and Huxley; optimism David Mitchell
675d7a1 Dantes had entered the Chateau d'If with the round, open, smiling face of a young and happy man, with whom the early paths of life have been smooth. and who anticipates a future corresponding with his past. This was now all changed. The oval face was lengthened, his smiling mouth had assumed the firm and marked lines which betoken resolution; his eyebrows were arched beneath a brow furrowed with thought; his eyes were full of melancholy, and from their depths occasionally sparkled gloomy fires of misanthropy and hatred; his complexion, so long kept from the sun, had now that pale color which produces, when the features are encircled with black hair, the aristocratic beauty of the man of the north; the profound learning he had acquired had besides diffused over his features a refined intellectual expression; and he had also acquired, being naturally of a goodly stature, that vigor which a frame possesses which has so long concentrated all its force within itself. maturity optimism Alexandre Dumas
c321e55 The instinct of self-deception in human beings makes them try to banish from their minds dangers of which at the bottom they are perfectly aware by declaring them nonexistent, and a warning such as mine against cheap optimism was bound to prove particularly unwelcome at a moment when a sumptuously laid supper was awaiting for us in the next room. awaiting aware awareness banish cheap-optimism cowardice danger dangers food human-beings humanity instinct nonexistent optimism self-deception supper unwelcome warning Stefan Zweig
50366ad You will die, and I, and all we can create--why not a city? But if there is one thing that deserves to be immortal, it is knowledge. barratong knowledge mortality optimism John Brunner
f8c7182 Every day is the prime of your life. optimism Amy Krouse Rosenthal
a61dab3 The first question we must address deals with optimism, the possibility of achieving our goal. Are we in a position where we can actually hope to effect change? Assuming we become convinced that there are reasons for optimism, we move to the next question. Are we cetain that we want change? The stories about EHMs, jackals, and suffering around the globe strike raw nerves, but now we demand absolute proof that our grievances justify the efforts change will demand. Third: Is there a unifying principle that will validate our efforts? We look to ascertain that we are not merely seeking to impose our moral, religious, or philosophical values on others but instead are intent on creating something of true and lasting universal benefit. And finally: What can we each do? You and I personally need to evaluate our talents and passions. What are our individual options and desires? How do they fit into the bigger picture? optimism suffering John Perkins
de9958f "Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, focus primarily on the obstacles to achieving a more democratic society. In the process, they often exaggerate the power of big media in order to frighten readers into taking action. I don't disagree with their concern about media concentration, but the way they frame the debate is self-defeating insofar as it disempowers consumers even as it seeks to mobilize them. Far too much media reform rhetoric rests on melodramatic discourse about victimization and vulnerability, seduction and manipulation, "propaganda machines" and "weapons of mass deception". Again and again, this version of the media reform movement has ignored the complexity of the public's relationship to popular culture and sided with those opposed to a more diverse and participatory culture. The politics of critical utopianism is founded on a notion of empowerment; the politics of critical pessimism on a politics of victimization. One focuses on what we are doing with media, and the other on what media is doing to us. As with previous revolutions, the media reform movement is gaining momentum at a time when people are starting to feel more empowered, not when they are at their weakest." media-studies optimism revolution Henry Jenkins
b4f96b7 "Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, focus primarily on the obstacles to achieving a more democratic society. In the process, they often exaggerate the power of big media in order to frighten readers into taking action. I don't disagree with their concern about media concentration, but the way they frame the debate is self-defeating insofar as it disempowers consumers even as it seeks to mobilize them. Far too much media reform rhetoric rests on melodramatic discourse about victimization and vulnerability, seduction and manipulation, "propaganda machines" and "weapons of mass deception". Again and again, this version of the media reform movement has ignored the complexity of the public's relationship to popular culture and sided with those opposed to a more diverse and participatory culture. The politics of critical utopianism is founded on a notion of empowerment; the politics of critical pessimism on a politics of victimization. One focuses on what we are doing with media, and the other on what media is doing to us. As with previous revolutions, the media reform movement is gaining momentum at a time when people are starting to feel more empowered, not when they are at their weakest." -- media-studies optimism revolution Henry Jenkins
99e5e8f "But there is a way of despising the dandelion which is not that of the dreary pessimist, but of the more offensive optimist. It can be done in various ways; one of which is saying, "You can get much better dandelions at Selfridge's," or "You can get much cheaper dandelions at Woolworth's." Another way is to observe with a casual drawl, "Of course nobody but Gamboli in Vienna really understands dandelions," or saying that nobody would put up with the old-fashioned dandelion since the super-dandelion has been grown in the Frankfurt Palm Garden; or merely sneering at the stinginess of providing dandelions, when all the best hostesses give you an orchid for your buttonhole and a bouquet of rare exotics to take away with you. These are all methods of undervaluing the thing by comparison; for it is not familiarity but comparison that breeds contempt. And all such captious comparisons are ultimately based on the strange and staggering heresy that a human being has a right to dandelions; that in some extraordinary fashion we can demand the very pick of all the dandelions in the garden of Paradise; that we owe no thanks for them at all and need feel no wonder at them at all; and above all no wonder at being thought worthy to receive them. Instead of saying, like the old religious poet, "What is man that Thou carest for him, or the son of man that Thou regardest him?" we are to say like the discontented cabman, "What's this?" or like the bad-tempered Major in the club, "Is this a chop fit for a gentleman?" Now I not only dislike this attitude quite as much as the Swinburnian pessimistic attitude, but I think it comes to very much the same thing; to the actual loss of appetite for the chop or the dish of dandelion-tea. And the name of it is Presumption and the name of its twin brother is Despair. This is the principle I was maintaining when I seemed an optimist to Mr. Max Beerbohm; and this is the principle I am still maintaining when I should undoubtedly seem a pessimist to Mr. Gordon Selfridge. The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them." happiness optimism G.K. Chesterton
4284d02 The difference was not that one was a pessimist and the other an optimist, it was that one's pessimism had led to an ethos of fear, and the other's pessimism had led to a noisy, fractious disdain for Everything-That-Was. One shrank, the other flailed. One toed the line, the other crossed it out. Much of the time they were at loggerheads, and because Willy found it so easy to shock his mother, he rarely wasted an opportunity to provoke an argument. If only she'd the wit to back off a little, he probably wouldn't have been so insistent about making his points. Her antagonism inspired him, pushed him into ever more extreme positions, and by the time he was ready to leave the house and go off to college, he had indelibly cast himself in his chosen role: as malcontent, as rebel, as outlaw poet prowling the gutters of a ruined world. optimism pessimism rebellion son Paul Auster
5839b0b Nonsense has taken up residence in the heart of public debate and also in the academy. This nonsense is part of the huge fund of unreason on which the plans and schemes of optimists draw for their vitality. Nonsense confiscates meaning. It thereby puts truth and falsehood, reason and unreason, light and darkness on an equal footing. It is a blow cast in defence of intellectual freedom, as the optimists construe it, namely the freedom to believe anything at all, provided you feel better for it. believe darkness debate equal falsehood feel feeling freedom heart light meaning nonsense optimism optimists plan plans public reason scheme schemes truth unreason vitality Roger Scruton
f445154 The Christian optimism is based on the fact that we do not fit in to the world. optimism G.K. Chesterton
73bcd70 I think that one of the benefits of optimism and idealism is that they lead you into things you would never have tried if you'd let yourself imagine how hard it was going to turn out to be. optimism Roméo Dallaire
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