“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”
“Is my paranoia getting completely out of hand, or are you mongoloids really talking about me?”
“Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what s incomplete and saying: Now, it s complete because it s ended here. - from Collected Sayings of Maud Dib by the Princess Irulan”
“My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. Truly yours, Albert Camus” I like this because only one part is usually quoted but the full quote has such symmetry.”
“Anyone who teaches me deserves my respect, honoring and attention.”
“You are a human with one life and its up to you to make it the best life you can.”
“When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.”
“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem”
“Don t pray for better days, pray for a better attitude to withstand uncertain days”
“The power of passion trumps the power of problems.”
“Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I m a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it the eaten by wolves factor. If I do something, what s the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don t worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.”
“If you don t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”
“My mother once told me that no woman is naked when she comes equipped with a bad mood and a steady glare.”
“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a”
“Tough times don t last, tough people do, remember?”
“We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.”
“I get up and pace the room, as if I can leave my guilt behind me. But it tracks me as I walk, an ugly shadow made by myself.”