William Arthur Ward

Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.

William Arthur Ward

Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.

William Arthur Ward

Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.

William Arthur Ward

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.

William Arthur Ward

Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt.

William Arthur Ward

Prepare while others are daydreaming.

William Arthur Ward

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

William Arthur Ward

Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.

William Arthur Ward

Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.

William Arthur Ward

Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.

William Arthur Ward