The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel change, grow or live.

We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.

Television remote controls encourage couch potatoes to exercise their options while broadening their base.

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

Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions, knows about difficulties but believes they can be overcome, sees the negatives but accentuates the positives, is exposed to the worst but expects the best, has reason to complain but chooses to smile.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.