Walter Anderson famous quotes

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
-- Walter Anderson

#Moving On #Gratitude #Pain

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.
-- Walter Anderson

#Listening #Good Listener #Treasured

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
-- Walter Anderson

#Change #Happiness #Success

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
-- Walter Anderson

#Attitude #May #Able

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.

In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own; and to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves.

One of the bitterest ironies of life is that one truly appreciates a blessing only after having been deprived of it or imagining that.

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.

In my opinion, everybody has the same soul from God and we are united by that. Outside, our bodies are different, our faces are different, but inside we are all the same, we share the same feelings of sadness, love, pain My music comes out of these feelings. Whether it is Japanese music, African, Qawalli, or any other form of music, if it touches your heart it becomes important for me.

Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.