Theodore Sturgeon Quotes

They say, 'Nothing can be done here!' I reply, 'I know no such word in the vocabulary I adopt!'

My parents always used to tell us not to complain about things but do something about them, so 'Can't is not an option' was almost a way of life.

The word 'hope' for me is always infused with action.

I don't like people being negative, whining, or moaning. If you're in a situation you're not in control of, just change.

All I can do is to try and make the future better.

In life, there is no such thing as impossible; it's always possible.

Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Action is the antidote to despair.

If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.

The cynic says, 'One man can't do anything.' I say, 'Only one man can do anything.'

We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I don't believe that if one door closes, that's the end. You're in control of that, but you need to seek opportunities and prepare for them.

You have to look life in the face, doing what you can where you can.

If you are not able to do something, that is true for the present, not for the future. All the time there's a chance to go a step further. Not to be frustrated.

In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.

Whenever you can take something positive and make something good out of it, that's what I'm all about.

If I can do it, anyone can do it.

In difficult times, it's important to speak up. We cannot change the past, but we can impact the future.

There is always something we can be concerned about. The secret is to rise above it and do whatever we can to make the world a better place.

If it doesn't seem possible, nothing much gets done.