"When you smile you don't only appear to be more likable and courteous, you appear to be more competent."

“Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.”

“It is strange how the presence of additional people can make you feel more alone.”

Source : James Alan Gardner (2014). “Ascending”, p.37, Open Road Media

“I had to run away from home in order to be a musician. Because I came from a family of... my father was a health inspector; my mother was a social worker. And I was pretty smart in school. So they expected me to be some kind of academic - schoolteacher, or doctor, lawyer - and they were very disappointed when I told them I wanted to be a musician.”

“As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring A lot of Batman fans might say that.”

“When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children.”

Source : "Stupid In America" by John Stossel, www.foxnews.com. September 16, 2011.

“All our "most sacred affections " are merely prosaic habit.”

“Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.”

Source : Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.285, Penguin UK

“In times of unrest and in an unstable economy, it is very easy to let your attitude slip and begin feeling sorry for yourself. This is precisely when you want to practice healthy attitudinal rules to stay alert, alive and enthusiastic. Don't ever lose the zest for life and life won't lose its zest for you. Say something positive to every person you meet today.”