Positive Thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success."


- Helen Hayes (1900 - 1993)
American Stage/Film Actress

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up to try the skill of a man's hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith."


- Donald Douglas (1892 - 1981)
American, Founder Douglas Aircraft Company, later McDonnell Douglas

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"Tough times never last. Tough people do."


- Robert H. Schuller (1926 - 2015)
American Minister, Evangelist

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"As a human being, I have no predefined nature at all. I create that nature through what I choose to do. Of course I may be influenced by my biology or by aspects of my culture and personal background, but none of this adds up to a complete blueprint for producing me. I am always one step ahead of myself, making myself up as I go along."


- Sarah Bakewell on Existentialism (B - 1962)
author of At the Existentialist Cafe

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain."


- Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)
English writer and poet

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses."


- Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890)
French critic, journalist, and novelist

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"Our capacity to draw happiness from aesthetic objects or material goods in fact seems critically dependent on our first satisfying a more important range of emotional or psychological needs, among them the need for understanding, for love, expression and respect."


- Alain De Botton (B - 1969)
British-based author and television presenter

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."


- James Truslow Adams (1878 - 1949)
American writer and historian

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"I have never been a millionaire, but I have enjoyed a great meal, a crackling fire, a glorious sunset, a walk with a friend, a hug from a child, a cup of soup, a kiss behind the ear. There are plenty of life's tiny delights for all of us."


- Jack Anthony (B - 1988)
former professional Australian rules football player

Positive thoughts

[Fishmanpa]

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."


- Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)
American cultural anthropologist

Positive thoughts