"The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are."
— Rumi
"In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning."
— Carl Sandburg
"You can't make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence."
— Julien Smith
"Liberty is the greatest of all goods."
— John Stuart Mill
"Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life."
— Thea Kristine May
"Always something new, always something I didn't expect, and sometimes it isn't horrible."
— Robert Jordan
"Great achievement requires personal force, determined spirit and self-confidence."
— Lailah Gifty Akita
"The question is not what you look at, but what you see."
— Henry David Thoreau
"A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place."
— Roy T. Bennett
"Always believe in yourself and always stretch yourself beyond your limits. Your life is worth a lot more than you think because you are capable of acc..."
"Connecting with others gives us a sense of inclusion, connection, interaction, safety, and community."
— Susan C. Young
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
— Implied in classical thought (commonly echoed)
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
— Les Brown
"Reason and free imagination are the two wings on which the human spirit rises."
— Unknown aphorism (classical philosophical theme)
"An optimist looks for rainbow when it rains, and looks for stars when its dark."
— Amit Kalantri
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
— Socrates (recorded by Plato)
"A man who plants a tree could never be called a pessimist."
— Iain Cameron Williams
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
— Louisa May Alcott
"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
— Seneca
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
— Aristotle