"Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall."

"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit."

"If I regarded my life from the point of view of the pessimist, I should be undone."

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute."

"Do one thing every day that scares you."

"No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful."