to make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity

We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems — not people; to focus your energies on answers — not excuses.

God gave you a gift of 86 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you

The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care....

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

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.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.

The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.

Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.

God gave you a gift of 84,600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you?

Happiness is an inside job