Attitude

“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” - Harry Truman ...

“Be kinder than you believe is necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle you don't know about.” ...

"Disappointment is a part of life, but misery is by choice." ...

"It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it." - Anais Nin ...

"What looks like tomorrow's problem is rarely the real problem when tomorrow rolls around." - James Fallows ...

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt ...

"While visiting Brooklyn, I heard a dog barking in someone's courtyard. Then I realized, one dog can annoy a thousand people, but one person can't annoy a thousand dogs." ...

"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."                  - Oprah Winfrey ...

“Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.” - Dan Rather ...

"The more we feel sorry for ourselves, the less sorry others will feel for us. People don't waste their small store of sympathy on those who can provide it so richly for themselves." - Gerald Brenan ...