"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I do not believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them."
George Bernard Shaw
1856-1950, Playwright
"You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are."
Anna Quindlen
Essayist and Novelist
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction."
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
1900-1944, Writer
"I don't subscribe to the thesis, 'Let the buyer beware,' I prefer the disregarded one that goes, 'Let the seller be honest.'"
Isaac Asimov
1920-1992, Writer
"I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness."
Abraham Maslow
1908-1970, Psychologist
"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about."
Charles Kingsley
1819-1875, Author and Clergyman
"You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others?...Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy."
Lydia M. Child
1802-1880, Abolitionist and Writer
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."
Charles Dickens
1812-1870, Novelist
"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure."
George E. Woodberry
1855-1930, Writer and Critic
"You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself."
Diana Ross
Singer and Actress
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