Evan Esar Quotes

I know nothing is impossible in life.

Impossible is not a fact, it's an opinion.

Impossible is relative.

We tend to believe that things are impossible that are very possible.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so.

I don't have any affirmations, I don't have any of that stuff. My natural state is to look at things as possibilities and as opportunities.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

Perspective is not a science but a hope.

The impossible is not quite impossible if you put your mind to it.

Look at things... as they can be.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.

Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

Amelia shows that it's not what happens in life that counts, but rather how you frame it, how you talk about it.

You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.

Success is based on your perspective.

In this world, you can choose to be positive, or you can choose to be negative. You can choose to see things through a set of eyes that sees good, or you can choose to see things in life that aren't so good.

Everything really is beautiful if you choose to see it that way.

You must quit looking at what you don’t have and start believing that all things are possible.

Cut the "im" out of impossible, leading that dynamic word standing out free and clear-possible.

We have to get better at believing the impossible.

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.