Hermann Hesse Quotes

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.

I've come to understand that there's always something positive, even in a negative situation.

I'm better for all the things that have happened to me, the good and the bad.

There's always going to be something positive that can come out of any negative situation.

I think in every lesson there's a blessing, and there's so many blessings from all the lessons I've had to go through in life.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.

Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

I have learnt that life is full of ups and downs. And even though I've had rough times, I can't complain.

Positive things come out of even the most difficult times.

Even when it doesn't look good, it's always good. Even the worst thing, there's always something good that comes out of it. I've learned that.

Although sometimes it's very difficult, if you're willing to look hard enough, you can find positives in every situation.

I am even thankful for the negative things that have made me a stronger and better person.

I've been through so much. I just live each day, and whatever happens, happens. I've lived a very good life. My life has definitely changed, but the attitude is still the same.

A nasty day! A nasty day! 'Twas thus I heard a critic say Because the skies were bleak and gray— And yet it somehow seemed to me The day was all that it should be. I looked it very closely o'er; Its hours still were twenty-four, With sixty minutes each—no less— For deeds of good and helpfulness; And every second full of chance To give the day significance; And every hour full of growth For everybody but the sloth— I couldn't see it quite that way, For though the skies were bleak and gray The day itself, it seemed to me, Was all a day could rightly be.

Look Upon Every Experience You've Ever Had ... as Having Been Sent to You for Your Benefit

People say I've had a difficult time in life. I think I've had an exciting time in life.

Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.

I take whatever good part comes along.

I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease. But it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do.

Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.

I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything.