Feeling gratitude isn't born in us - it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children. ››A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ››The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel – these are the things that endure and these are the qualities that are so much more important than any of the events that occasion them. ››The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude. ››Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ››Everything can be taken from man except the last of the human freedoms, his ability to choose his own attitude in any given set of circumstances - to chooses his own way. ››We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us, how we take it, what we do with it - and that is what really counts in the end. ››Your mind can focus on fear, worry, problems, negativity or despair. Or it can focus on confidence, opportunity, solutions, optimism and success. You decide. ››When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so longingly and so regretfully upon the door that closed, that we fail to see the one that has opened for us. ››Losers always have an excuse; Winner always have an idea. Losers fix the blame; Winners fix the situation. Losers make promises; Winner keep commitments. Losers let it happen; Winners make it happen. Losers say, 'Why don't they do something?' Winners say 'Here's something I can do.' ››I realize that a sense of humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive. ››There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You can alter the difficulties, or you can alter yourself meeting them. ››How we explain that when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don't stoop to their level. No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high. ››When you think things are bad,
