When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they’re not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can ‚cause I know I’m gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God’s bidding.

Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

I’ve heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I’ve brought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Eradications are special. Zero is a magic number. You either do what it takes to get to zero and you’re glad you did it; or you get close, give up and it goes back to where it was before, in which case you wasted all that credibility, activity, money that could have been applied to other things.

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don’t know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel.

Remind yourself that winning an argument or proving your point really gets you nowhere in the long run. Win through your actions, not your words.

I’m confident with my ability.

I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.

It’s certainly not wrong to want to be a better person. God gave us that desire.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you’re grateful, you’ll see God open up new doors.

In testing, you make a mistake, you just say ‚OK we’ll have another go‘ instead of it being the only chance you get.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Without discipline, there’s no life at all.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

I can handle pain.

I’m not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

God wants you to be a winner, not a whiner.

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

You know, God will give favor to anyone who will believe Him. Every day you should confess that you have favor everywhere you go. God will begin to open doors that you wouldn’t believe.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

If a whole bunch of people want to make your life a living hell, they’re gonna do it.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids‘ dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We’ve all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

I’m not talent. Not considered ‚talent‘ by Lifetime. I’d like to say I’m their savior, but that would be cocky.

You may make some mistakes – but that doesn’t make you a sinner. You’ve got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.

I do believe in the old saying, ‚What does not kill you makes you stronger.‘ Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

To create something you must be something.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Learn to say ‚no‘ to the good so you can say ‚yes‘ to the best.

I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I’m on course, and I’m doing what God wants me to do. I’m real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead.