Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year Quotes

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There are far too many silent sufferers.  Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

There is no other company in the world I've found more pleasurable than my own. For no one else has ever been as accepting of me or as thoroughly entertained by my quirkiness. It is a sweet thing to like yourself.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Home is where and are most likely to be heard.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to some ideal past. To love is to cherish the individual standing before you presently―charms, quirks, and all. To love is to give ...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

The place where you continually return for love and acceptance—that's home.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

I don't so much mind looking back on having lost the election, or having been denied a role in the play, or having had my novel repeatedly rejected, or having been turned down for a date, or recalling laughter at my expense when I attempted some sill...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

The real achievers are those who, in the dreary pit of sacrifice, still smile up at the goal.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done—peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Trust in the silent doers. It is far more difficult to put your dreams into action than into flowery words.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Don't be afraid to try, because you never look back on life and smile at what you could have attempted. Joy only brightens your countenance over those things you attempt.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

My spirit mirrors the radiance of a clear, blue sky. With closed eyes I lift my face and smile, warmed from the core and from above. All hopes and dreams compete with this endless expanse of heaven, desiring the clock of eternity. I reach with my han...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

It is human nature to try hardest to accomplish the very thing we are told is impossible.  Why?  Because innately we know that nothing's impossible.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

The road of life is paved with daily successes, a great number of them penny and nickle triumphs. Sadly, these little feats are often seen as worthless―even failures―because we dream of greater gain. Our greed keeps us focused on a gleaming pot o...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

The key to success is having no qualms about failure.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

The reason people fail to reach their goals is because they give up too early; they don't understand that most successes are built upon foundations of multiple attempts.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Only a fool believes that his actions don't shape the world.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

You pierce me with a look, a word, a gesture. And yet those same weapons could shield me from hurt if you so choose.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Sometimes it feels as if God set you on Earth with a bottle full of nasty-tasting pills called and these instructions: Swallow one at a time. When entire prescription is finished, you may return home.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year