Denis Waitley

"Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable."

"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."

"Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods."

"Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised."

"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing."

"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success."

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."

"Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now."

"Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future."

"Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience."

"Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success."

"Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image."

"Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well."

"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning."

"The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile."

"To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives."

"You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization."