Emotions and Feelings

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.

DifficuIties mastered are opportunities won.

When the water starts boiling,it is foolish to turn off the heat.

You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

There is no passion to be found playing small.

There is no passion to be found playing small.

They can because they think they can.

They can because they think they can.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

The best motivating is self-motivating. The guy says, ‘I wish someone would come by and turn me on.’ What if they don’t show up? You’ve got to have a better plan for your life.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment . . . It gives warmth and good feeling to all your personal relationships.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Look at frustration as a positive thing. It is the frustration that drives you to improve.

A little bit added to what you’ve already got gives you a little bit more.

Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.

Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.