Our notion of an optimist is ...

Our notion of an optimist is a man who knowing that each year was worse than the preceding, thinks next year will be better. And a pessimist is a man who knows the next year can\'t be worse than the last one.
Our notion of an optimist is a man who knowing that each year was worse than the preceding, thinks next year will be better. And a pessimist is a man who knows the next year can't be worse than the last one.
 Franklin P. Adams

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?
 Mark Sanchez
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
 Sebastian Coe

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Remember how excited you were when you turned five years old. Today, you should be 10 times that excited. Happy 50th birthday!
 Franklin P. Adams
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.
 Franklin P. Adams
Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.
 Franklin P. Adams
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
 Franklin P. Adams
There is no accounting for tastes, as the woman said when someone told her her son was wanted by the police.
 Franklin P. Adams