A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.

A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

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.

Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.