The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.
When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.
A peacock who rests on its feathers is just another turkey.
They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simple-minded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.
The magic is inside you, there ain’t no crystal ball.
So I say a silent prayer for creatures great and small. Peace on Earth, good will to men is the greatest gift of all.
I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.
Love is something sent from heaven to worry the hell out of you.
You don’t have to look like everybody else. You don’t have to be a raving beauty to be beautiful.
When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they’re not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can ‘cause I know I’m gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.
I think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.
I never have considered myself a perfectionist, but I do think of myself as a ‘professionalist’…I always strive simply to be my very best.
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader.
Smile—it increases your face value.
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