"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."
— Jane Austen
"The future is much brighter than the past. You just have to find the light switch."
— Debasish Mridha
"Never let hard lessons harden your heart; the hard lessons of life are meant to make you better, not bitter."
— Roy T. Bennett
"Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future."
— Jennifer Crusie
"The pain passes, but the beauty remains."
— Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"If you don't give up on something you truly believe in, you will find a way."
"When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life."
"You are your best thing."
— Toni Morrison
"Base your understanding of the world on data, rather than journalism."
— Steven Pinker
"The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up."
— Mark Twain
"In the midst of winter I found there was within me an invincible summer."
— Albert Camus
"Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life."
— Rodolfo Costa
"May you live all the days of your life."
— Jonathan Swift
"Dream the impossible, seek the unknown, achieve greatness."
— Ursula K. Le Guin
"You can't make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence."
— Julien Smith
"Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping."
— Augusten Burroughs
"The best way out is always through."
— Robert Frost
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
— Helen Keller
"If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it."
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
— Bertrand Russell