Rosemary Mahoney Quotes

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

I guess I've kind of had an attitude my whole life.

I don't want anybody to feel sorry for me.

My dad never quit no matter what. He couldn't see, but he never let that stop him. Most people, when something like that happens, they just think their life is over. But that's not true. My dad can still do things like a normal person. He still cooks; he still watches my sister and my brother's baby when my mom's not home.

It's the easiest thing in the world to be down about anything. I think the body responds to good vibes.

Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don't intentionally go for dark.

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into an extra six inches in height.

On the first day I got my wheelchair, I was also given all my clothes for the next day, a little pile on the chair. I was so proud of myself for getting it all on - the socks and everything. Dressing is a struggle, and it can take up to an hour and a half.

I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.

People couldn't understand why my mama would have this blind kid out doing things like cutting wood for the fire. But her thing was: He may be blind, but he ain't stupid.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

No matter how poor my eyes are I can still talk.

There's no point waking up in the morning feeling sorry for yourself.

I'm confident with my ability.

It's not really a curse or anything that you're blind; it's really a blessing.

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.

I'm a fairly upbeat and happy guy, you know? I don't like people that feel sorry for themselves, and I traditionally stay away from people like that.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

I'm not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It's just I don't believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.

I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion.

I'm not a negative person.

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

I've by and large been a positive person ever since I can remember.

Music made me feel like I was sexy. Music made me feel like I wasn't just a blind guy.