A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

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"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Courage

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’"

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Courage

"When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to the happiness that you can give out."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Compassion

"Women must learn to play the game as men do."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Empowerment

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

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"Be a positive energy trampoline—absorb what you need and rebound more back."

- Dave Carolan

Positivity

"Surround yourself with positive messages!"

Positivity

"People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day."

- Winnie the Pooh

Positivity

"Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day."

- Dalai Lama

Positivity

"If you’re not positive energy, you’re negative energy."

- Mark Cuban

Positivity