Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?

There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.

Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

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

Another fresh new year is here. Another year to live! To Banish worry, doubt and fear, to love and give

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.