Brandon Sanderson Quotes

I chose to be in this job and things don't always go your way. But I'll keep going. As a manager you have to be optimistic and think things are going to get better.

'When you have a lemon, make a lemonade.' That is what a great educator does. But the fool does the exact opposite. If he finds that life has handed him a lemon, he gives up and says, 'I 'm beaten. It is fate. I haven't got a chance.' Then he proceeds to rail against the world and indulge in an orgy of self-pity .

To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything.

Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

Never give up on the things that make you smile.

If your face is swollen from the severe beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man.

If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "Well this isn't too bad, I don't have a left arm anymore but at least nobody will ever ask me if I'm left-handed or right-handed," but most of us would say something more along the lines of, "Aaaaaa! My arm! My arm!"

I might have had a tough break; but I have an awful lot to live for.

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.

Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes.

I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin.

How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

Optimistic people generally feel that good things will last a long time and will have a beneficial effect on everything they do. And they think that bad things are isolated: They won't last too long and won't affect other parts of life.

I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

Just because a situation is grim doesn't mean you don't have every right to smile.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

History was not written by men who predicted failure…

I love to smile, even through pain.