I doubt that Fleming could have obtained a grant for the discovery of penicillin on that basis [a requirement for highly detailed research plans] because he could not have said, 'I propose to have an accident in a culture so that it will be spoiled by a mould falling on it, and I propose to recognize the possibility of extracting an antibiotic from this mould.'

Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.

The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

Stress is the spice of life.

Nothing erases unpleasant thoughts more effectively than conscious concentration on pleasant ones.

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.