"They cherish each other's hopes. They are kind to each other's dreams."
— Henry David Thoreau
"To be is to be perceived."
— George Berkeley
"Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life."
— Rodolfo Costa
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
— Helen Keller
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
— Implied in classical thought (commonly echoed)
"There is some good in the world, and it's worth fighting for."
— J. R. R. Tolkien
"My optimism and confidence come from visualizing defeat and figuring out how to prevent it."
— Chris Hadfield
"While you can't control your experiences, you can control your explanations."
— Martin E.P. Seligman
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing ..."
— Rachel Carson
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow."
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
— Bertrand Russell
"There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights."
— Bram Stoker
"Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life."
— Thea Kristine May
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
— Louisa May Alcott
"Strive to make small changes and learn something new daily, because there is always these experiences you have had to tap into for the future."
— Roy T. Bennett
"I am an optimist. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself."
— Arthur C. Clarke
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else."
— Winston S. Churchill
"The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision."
— William Arthur Ward
"Never let fear hold you captive. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. Never let frustration hold you captive."
"Be the positive impact on the lives of others."