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"What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one another's virtues more than we speak of one another's faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: "Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve."
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"As a lifetime optimist, my first tendency has always been to look for the best in others, the best in situations, and focus on what is working rather than what is not. Noticing the good has helped me immensely in life and business and it can do the same for you."

"Maybe it's for good what has happen, maybe it's not for good. Nobody knows, but don't ruin your day thinking about this sad event (The Dead). In the film "The Night Before", the same thing happen, but it went to something new and wonderful, marvelous how??The friends become best friends, parties, loads fun. This is all what we need!"

"The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade."

"Expect good to happen in your day and you'll find that good things start to happen."

"What an optimistic animal man is!" said Rumfoord rosily. "Imagine expecting the species to last for ten million more years - as though people were as well-developed as turtles!" He shrugged. "Well - who knows - maybe human beings will last that long, just on the basis of pure cussedness. What's your guess?"

"You can switch off all the lights, but that won't stop the sun from rising."

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."

"The world turned itself into a better place around him."

"Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism."
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"The trouble with most of our prayers is that we give them as if we were picking up the phone and ordering groceries - we place our order and hang up."

"There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the process by which idle visions become dynamic achievements."

"I hope that you mothers will realize that when all is said and done, you have no more compelling responsibility, nor any laden with greater rewards, than the nurture you give your children in an environment of security, peace, companionship, love, and motivation to grow and do well."

"Teach them [your children] in such a way that they could not misunderstand the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

"I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass."

"At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It's just that simple."

"Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness."
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