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Quote by Mary Browne

“Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.”

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Mary Browne, born on June 3, 1891, was an accomplished tennis player from Ireland. She made significant achievements in the early 20th century tennis circuit, renowned for her exquisite skills and unwavering spirit. more

“We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it. We cannot control life's difficult moments but we can choose to make life less difficult. We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds. Too often we try to choose and control things we cannot. Too seldom we choose to control what we can ... our attitude.”

World Trying Years Mind Moments Faces Difficult Attitude Expression Negative Optimistic Atmosphere Difficult Moments

Book:Developing the Leader Within You

Source: Developing the Leader Within You

“Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to make the best of it, and be thankful.”

World One Thing Duty Optimistic Being Thankful Make The Best Of It

Book:The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Source: The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

“To ask the hard question is simple.”

Hard Asks Simple Optimistic Brainstorming Lateral Thinking Hard Questions

Author:W. H. Auden

“Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.”

Choices Disappointment Optimistic Inevitable Discouragement

Book:Charles Stanley's Handbook for Christian Living: Biblical Answers to Life's Tough Questions

Source: Charles Stanley's Handbook for Christian Living: Biblical Answers to Life's Tough Questions

“Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.”

Inspiring Responsible Irresponsible Being Responsible

Author:Winston Churchill

“[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Self Optimism Optimistic Fulfilling Prophecy Self Fulfilling Prophecy

Author:Jeannette Walls

“I look at a woman and I don't see what's wrong with her. I see what's right.”

Looks Optimistic

Author:Bobbi Brown

“Those curveballs are always coming-eventually, you learn to hit some of them.”

Optimistic Curveballs

Author:Queen Latifah

“The physical symptoms of fight or flight are what the human body has learned over thousands of years to operate efficiently and at the highest level...anxiety is a cognitive interpretation of that physical response.”

Years Humans Body Light Fighting Levels Achievement Anxiety Highest Response Flight Interpretation Symptoms Human Body Cognitive

Author:John Eliot

“Happiness is yours in the here and now. The painful states of anxiety and loneliness are abolished permanently. Financial affairs are not financial problems. You are at ease with yourself. You are not at the mercy of unfulfilled cravings. Confusion is replaced with clarity. There is a relieving answer to every tormenting question. You possess a True Self. Something can be done about every unhappy condition. While living in the world you can be inwardly detached from its sorrows to live with personal peace and sanity.”

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