The greatest measure of a human being isn't how he handles himself when things are going well, but how he handles himself when things are going badly, when defeat comes.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions

Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~

You have a choice everyday... You can choose every morning whether you will be depressed and miserable, or whether you will be happy.

I’ve had a tense couple of days. And I’ve got to tell you, burning someone’s face off sounds like a great way to relax.

If that’s the case, I understand why emotions are hard for you. You’ve numbed yourself to make room for the grief you carry.

You've evolved when you realize the effect that your positive contributions to others create ripples of humanity in the sea of life.

At the end of your life there will be many people you won't be acquainted with.Make sure you are not among them.

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

There is always something wrong with a song, you can't be perfect.

Sometimes the music people put you into these big, rush things.

A single ear of corn in a large field is as strange as a single world in infinite space.

To me nothing in the world is as precious as a genuine smile, especially from a child.

Start moving, a step at a time, step after step. The positive momentum will take you from there.