Quotes about Optimism
I am not what I ought to be, Not what I want to be, Not what I am going to be, But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be. It
- John Wooden
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
- John Wooden
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.
- John Wooden
You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I could do. Are you going to make mistakes? Of course. But it is not failure if you make the full effort.
- John Wooden
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out
- John Wooden
I had mistakes, plenty, but I had no failures
- John Wooden
Make the best of what you've got; play the cards you are dealt. Walt Disney once said, "There is no education like adversity." However, to gain this education you must be tough enough to overcome adversity rather than allowing adversity to overcome you.
- John Wooden
How much more pleasant this world would be if we magnified our blessings the way we magnify our disappointments.
- John Wooden
I am not what I ought to be, Not what I want to be, Not what I am going to be, But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
- John Wooden
Faith and optimism are cousins.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not in hand.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety or by the handle of faith.
- Anonymous