Half of our mistakes in life arise from feeling when we ought to think and thinking when we ought to feel.

John Churton Collins, lecturer, critic

 

 

An unaspiring person believes according to what he achieves. An aspiring person believes according to what he believes.

Sri Chinmoy, athlete, musician

 

 

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

Samuel Johnson, writer, critic

 

I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were.

Katherine Dunham, dancer

 

Almost everybody walks around with a vast burden of imaginary limitations inside his head. While the burden remains, personal success is as difficult  to achieve as the conquest of Everest with a sack of rocks tied to your back.

J.H. Brennan, novelist

 

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Lena Horne, singer

 

If anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor

 

 

Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence. It is no more or less faith in action.

Henry Chester, writer

 

One of the things I learned the hard way was it does not pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

Lucille Ball, actress

 

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping stone to the optimist.

Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady

 

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

President John F.Kennedy

 

Man is what he believes.

Anton Chekhov, playwright

 

Happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have. It depends solely on what you think.

Dale Carnegie, author