William James·1895·Cambridge, United StatesBe not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
James Allen·1903·Ilfracombe, EnglandAll that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
Ernest Shackleton·1921·SouthThe quality I look for most is optimism: especially optimism in the face of reverses and apparent defeat.
James Allen·1903You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
Marcus Aurelius·170 AD·CarnuntumThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Rainer Maria Rilke·1903If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.
Alexander von Humboldt·1799I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.
ChanakyaDon't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
Marcus Aurelius·180 ADExternal things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.
Wernher von Braun·1972·Huntsville, Alabama, USAI have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution.
Gene Roddenberry·1991·Los Angeles, California, USAIt isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning.