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Apicturecanbecomeforusahighwaybetweenaparticularthingandauniversalfeeling.-LawrenHarrisReallifedoesn'tmakealotofsenseagooddealofthetime.Artisaworldthatmakesperfectsensewithinitsownlimits.Wegotoartforanescapefromthechaosofreality.Maybethewholeimpulsetocreateartcomesfromthisurgetohavesomeislandsofperfectionamidtheimperfectionsofreallife.Reallifeconfrontsuswithdiametricallyopposedideasthathavetobeheldinourmindssimultaneously,likereflectionsinashatteredmirror.Artispurifiedideas,focusedasinasinglepointoflight.-Pat&PeteLuboffI'vebeen40yearsdiscoveringthattheQueenofallcoloursisblack.-AugusteRenoirAllcoloursarethefriendsoftheirneighboursandtheloversoftheiropposites.-MarcChagallSometimeswegoalongreadingwordsthinkingweknowwhattheymeanbutwe'rereallynotsure.-UnknownDon'tgetridoftheoldwateringcan'tilyouknowthenewoneholdswater.-SayingAssumptionisthemotherofdisaster.-SayingIfthingsdonotturnoutaswewish,weshouldwishforthemastheyturnout.-AristotleThegreatestdiscoveryofmygenerationisthathumanbeingscanaltertheirlivesbyalteringtheirattitudeofmind.-WilliamJamesItisourattitudeatthebeginningofadifficultundertakingwhichmorethananythingelse,willdetermineitsoutcome.-WilliamJames

Attitudescanbringyoudown.-BarbaraNascaAlthoughwecannotchoosewhathappenstous,wecanchoosehowwerespond.-EpictetusIt'snotwhathappenstoyouthatiscrucial,butyourinterpretationofwhathappenstoyouthatisimportant.-StephenCoveyIamconvincedthatlifeis10%whathappenstomeand90%howIreacttoit.-CharlesSwindollNolifeissohardthatonecan'tmakeiteasierbythewayoneacceptsit.-GlasgowWhenthingsgowrong,don'tgowrongwiththem.-UnknownSuccessorfailureinbusinessiscausedmorebymentalattitudeeventhanbymentalcapacities.-SirWalterScottAmanisnothurtsomuchbywhathappens,asbyhisopinionofwhathappens.-

MicheldeMontaigneTheonlydisabilityinlifeisabadattitude.-UnknownThereareonlytwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisathoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle.-AlbertEinsteinWearenotheretocursethedarkness,buttolightthecandlethatcanguideusthroughthatdarknesstoasafeandsanefuture.-JohnF.Kennedy,DNCAcceptanceAddress,July15,1960Nottoknowisbad.Nottowanttoknowisworse.Nottohopeisunthinkable.Nottocareisunforgivable.-NigeriansayingLetnotthymindrunonwhatthoulackestasmuchasonwhatthouhastalready.-MarcusAureliusApessimistisonewhomakesdifficultiesofhisopportunitiesandanoptimistisonewhomakesopportunitiesofhisdifficulties.-HarryTruman

Everyexperiencegetsmeaningbyourattitudes.-HugoMuensterbergWeaknessofattitudebecomesweaknessofcharacter.-AlbertEinsteinNothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoal;nothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrongmentalattitude.-ThomasJeffersonAtruecriticoughttodwellratheruponexcellenciesthanimperfections,todiscovertheconcealedbeautiesofawriter,andcommunicatetotheworldsuchthingsasareworththeirobservation.-JosephAddison,TheSpectator,Number291Theworldisalooking-glass,andgivesbacktoeverymanthereflectionofhisownface.Frownatit,anditwillinturnlooksourlyuponyou;laughatitand

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withit,anditisajollykindcompanion;andsoletallyoungpersonstaketheirchoice.WilliamMakepeaceThackeray,VanityFairIhavelearnedfromexperiencethatthegreaterpartofourhappinessormiserydependsonourdispositionsandnotonourcircumstances.-MarthaWashingtonHislifewasgentle,andtheelementssomixedinhimthatnaturemightstandupandsaytoalltheworld,"Thiswasaman!"-Shakespeare,JuliusCaesarNobodybelievestheofficialspokesman...buteverybodytrustsanunidentifiedsource.-RonNesenWhateveryouwant,ifyoureallycanseeit,theclearerthebetter,ifyoureallybelieveyou'reworthyofitandyourdesireisgreat,ifyougrityourteethwhenyousaythewordardently,andifyouactuponiteveryday,enthusiastically,andmakethewisestdecisionsyoucan,thenit'sgoingtohappen.-SkipBertman,NationalChampionsLSUBaseballCoachI'vealwaysbelievedthatanythingyouvividlyimagine,ardentlydesire,sincerelybelieveandenthusiasticallyactuponmust,absolutelymust,cometopass.I'vealwaysbeenabelieverinvisualization.-SkipBertman,NationalChampionshipLSUBaseballCoachAmythisafixedwayoflookingattheworldwhichcannotbedestroyedbecause,lookedatthroughthemyth,allevidencesupportsthatmyth.-EdwarddeBonoBelieveandactasifitwereimpossibletofail.-CharlesF.KetteringWhetheryouthinkyoucanorwhetheryouthinkyoucan't,you'reright!-HenryFordHewhobelievesisstrong;hewhodoubtsisweak.Strongconvictionsprecedegre

atactions.-LouisaMayAlcottTherightofprivatejudgmentinvolvestherightofformingouropinionsaccordingtothebestlightwecanobtain.-ACongregationalclergymanofMassachusettsPeoplewhobelieveinabsurditieswilleventuallycommitatrocities.-VoltaireTobetrayyoumustfirstbelong.-HaroldPhilby,TheNewYorkTimes,Dec19,1967Historymaybeformedfrompermanentmonumentsandrecords;butLivescanonlybewrittenfrompersonalknowledge,whichisgrowingeverydayless,andinashorttimeislostforever.-SamuelJohnson,"LifeofAddison"Finallyherbitternessdroveoffevensuchlistenersaswe,andonebyonethewintersnailedmorecoldintoherhouse,untilthedecadecrippledher,andshewasdead.Herpresencehadbeentiresome,cheerless,negative,andtherewaslitt

lerangeorgenerosityinanythingshesaid.-HeatherMcHugh,Poem,"TakeCare"Whenapersonfeelsconfidentaboutasituationinconversationhestandserectorsitsupstraight.Thisbehaviouralsoindicateshowpeoplefeelaboutthemselvesingeneral.Thosewhoaresecureandconfidentstandtall,withshouldersback.Thosewhoareinsecureorunsureofthemselvesoftenstandhunchedoverwiththeirhandsintheirpockets.-DavidJ.Lieberman