Nancy Stringer > Nancy's Quotes

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
― James Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion

“When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes!”
― Oprah Winfrey

“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.”
― Hugh Downs

“Joy, not sorrow.
Laughter, not tears.
Life, not death.
Love, not blame.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“I was blind and heart broken and didn't want to do anything and Gus burst into my room and shouted, "I have wonderful news!" And I was like, "I don't really want to hear wonderful news right now," and Gus said, "This is wonderful news you want to hear," and I asked him, "Fine, what is it?" and he said, "You are going to live a good and long life filled with great and terrible moments that you cannot even imagine yet!”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
― Noam Chomsky

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
― Arundhati Roy

“My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.”
― Henry Rollins

“Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.”
― Albert Einstein

“I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

“I clear my throat. "You deserve to be taken out for your birthday. And...I want to be the guy who takes you on your first date.”
― Becca Ann, Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend

“We met each other when we were young, before we knew enough about disappointment, and once we did we found we reminded each other of it.”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

“I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart.”
― David Levithan Rachel Cohn

“It doesn't matter who you were or what you've done in the past. The only thing that matters is who you are right now.”
― Shelly Crane, Wide Awake

“We ruined each other by being together. We destroyed each other’s dreams.”
― Kate Chisman, Run