Alphonse Karr Quotes

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass.

No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

I like to look at the glass half full.

When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There's still so much to be grateful for.

I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective.

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.

Some people only look at the good stuff and some people only look at the bad stuff.

I have so much to be grateful for, so there is no reason to complain.

Take everything that's bad in your life and look at the positive within it. Don't ever see your glass as half-empty.

I try to see the positive side of things.

There is always a good part in everything.

I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.

It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right.

Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!

I think it's almost an indulgence to focus on the dark side of things. And as you get older, you want to focus on the positive.

Let me encourage you to get up every day and focus on what you do have in life. Be thankful for the blessings of the little things, even when you don't get what you expect.

Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.

Focus on the positives and be grateful.

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining - it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn't solve any problems.

I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.