"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work."
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."
"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you."
"Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible"
"We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them."