Quotes I like

I used to post quotes that I enjoyed, but I haven't done that in a while.  Why not start now?  Lately I have been posting quotes that I really like on my Facebook, so I figured I'd start putting them here as well.

"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not." ~Author Unknown
 "A smile confuses an approaching frown." ~Unknown

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” ~ Frederick Keonig

"The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." ~Benjamin Franklin (As my cousin pointed out, this quote has several things wrong with it, but the message is great.)

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston Churchill

"How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward." Spanish proverb

"If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." -- Henry David Thoreau

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." ~Unknown~

"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams, to have goals in life and a drive to succeed, and to surround yourself with the things and the people that make you happy - this is success!” ~ Sasha Azevedo

"No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." - Francois Mocuriac

"Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief."-- Swedish proverb

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman

"...according to him I'm beautiful, incredible. He can't get me out of his head. According to him I'm funny,irresistible. Everything he ever wanted." ~Orianthi (song lyrics)