The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.

Painting is an attempt to come to terms with life. There are as many solutions as there are human beings.

—Unknown

For they are yet ear-kissing arguments.

—Unknown

With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

—Unknown

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

—Unknown

I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.

—Unknown

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

—William James

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

—William James

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

—Patricia Neal

Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about.

—Martha Washington

I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.

—Lynn Johnston