William Arthur Ward

36 quotes

"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."

William Arthur Ward

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

William Arthur Ward

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

William Arthur Ward

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

William Arthur Ward

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity."

William Arthur Ward

"A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition."

William Arthur Ward

"Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority."

William Arthur Ward

"Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning."

William Arthur Ward

"Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube."

William Arthur Ward

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."

William Arthur Ward

"Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority."

William Arthur Ward

"Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis."

William Arthur Ward

"Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate."

William Arthur Ward

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses."

William Arthur Ward

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

William Arthur Ward

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

William Arthur Ward

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."

William Arthur Ward

"Foregiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."

William Arthur Ward

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

William Arthur Ward

"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."

William Arthur Ward

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

William Arthur Ward

"Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis."

William Arthur Ward

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses."

William Arthur Ward

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity."

William Arthur Ward

"Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority."

William Arthur Ward