Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

"Never give up. It's like breathing—once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up."

"Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action.....no matter what. So you're afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway!"

"You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up."

"Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action.....no matter what. So you're afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway!"

"Faith to me is trusting in every evidence that something is―that it is possible, that it is significant, that it is real."

"No matter how loud the sirens or how numerous the hazard signs, we all touch the flames at least once to prove they're hot."

"Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either. There's both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful? Concentrate on the good."

"A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination."

"You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up."

"Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret."

"Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret."

"Never give up. It's like breathing—once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up."

"Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either. There's both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful? Concentrate on the good."

"What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up."

"A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination."

"Faith to me is trusting in every evidence that something is―that it is possible, that it is significant, that it is real."

"It's not my job to make you happy. It's your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own happiness find it."

"You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character."

"Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God."