Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.
Just because the road ahead is long, is no reason to slow down. Just because there is much work to be done, is no reason to get discouraged. It is a reason to get started, to grow, to find new ways, to reach within yourself and discover strength, commitment, and determination. The road ahead is long and difficult, but it’s filled with opportunity. Start what needs starting. Finish what needs finishing. Get on the road. Stay on the road. Don’t give up.
Be someone who listens, and you will be heard. Be someone who cares, and you will be loved. Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed. Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace.
Achievement does not require extraordinary ability. Achievement comes from ordinary abilities applied with extraordinary persistence.
Patience expands your options. If you insist on immediate gratification, your choices are severely limited.
There is no limit to what you can imagine. And with commitment, with effort, what you can imagine you can become. Put your mind to work for you. Believe that you can do it. The world will tell you that you can't. Yet, in your belief you'll find the strength, you'll find the ability, to do it anyway.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
Every positive thing in your life represents a single unique blessing. Every negative thing in your life has the opportunity to become a double blessing. For when you turn a negative into a positive, you gain twice. You are no longer burdened with the negative situation, and in addition to that you are strengthened by a new positive force.
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.
Every moment spent in negativity is paid for with something truly priceless. That something is life.
What you hold in your heart, you will see in your world.
Success requires both urgency and patience. Be urgent about making the effort, and patient about seeing the results.
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
When the path becomes difficult, that's no reason to give up. In fact, it means you're making real progress.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Every day is a day to be thankful. Life's abundance has no limit, and gratitude is what keeps that abundance flowing. In every circumstance there is something for which to be thankful. Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope.
Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.
Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true
If something goes wrong, don’t whine about it. Have a spine about it. Adjust, adapt, and move forward.
Life does not owe you anything, because life has already given you everything.
Today is an opportunity to do something positive. Today is your chance to add new value to your life and to your world. Make the commitment to fill this day with meaningful richness and purposeful effort. This is your day to live, so do so with vigor and enthusiasm.
Never assume that you're stuck with the way things are. Life changes, and so can you.
Instead of being intimidated by the limitations, be inspired to find new ways around them.
