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Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.
William Arthur Ward
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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
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Louisiana
United States
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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
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Study while others are sleeping work while others are loafing prepare while others are playing and dream while others are wishing.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible
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We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.
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The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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Men never plan to be failures they simply fail to plan to be successful
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: 'Choose ye this day....'.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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Gratitude is the the energy of faith.
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