The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

I just want people to be the best thems and live the happiest lives possible.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.

Whether we’re happy with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important.

Never take anything for granted.

Speak the truth, and all things alive or brute are vouchers, and the very roots of the grass underground there, do seem to stir and move to bear you witness.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

You have to believe in your process. You have to believe in the things that you are doing to help the team win. I think you have to take the good with the bad.

Never be ashamed! There’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth bothering with.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Peace begins with a smile.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

I feel like my message is to let people know that God is a good God, that He’s on their side, and no matter what happens, He has a great plan for them.

When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.

These are not dark days: these are great days – the greatest days our country has ever lived.

Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.

You are not a problem that needs solving.

Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.

When someone does a small task beautifully, their whole environment is affected by it.

All the goodness I have within me is totally from the Lord alone. When I sin, it is from me and is done on my own, but when I act righteously, it is wholly and completely of God.

As a sportsperson, the best thing is people recognising you and loving you for what you do. For me, glamour is 100 people in the hotel feeling happy to see you.

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

I know for sure that loves saves me and that it is here to save us all.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed… Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

I’m a can-do girl.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

The first rap CD that I had, it was so different for me. The energy, the wordplay, all that caught my attention, and I liked it.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

It’s very inexpensive to give a compliment.

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‚I’m possible‘!

We should not look down on our first ancestors.

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you’re not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.

‚They‘ is… stay away from them, please. There is so many different definitions of ‚they.‘ You might have a personal ‚they.‘ They against you; they want you broken and miserable. They don’t like winners; they don’t like people who’s blessed. So everybody’s got a different ‚they.‘

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.

God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.

Friends applaud, the comedy is over.

In this great country, we celebrate success. We don’t want to penalize those who have done well.

Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.

I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

I’ve always been very happy. I’ve always been easy going and I’ve always been very encouraging; it’s just my personality.

It was such a leap in my career when ‚Truman Show‘ came along. It’s always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that’s OK because you appreciate it when it comes.

I’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.