Fear Of Change

People worry, and God smiles. - Hebrew Proverb

Adversity is the first path to truth. - Lord Byron

Adversity introduces a man to himself. - Unknown

If stress burned calories, I'd be a supermodel. - Unknown

Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle. - Bob Phillips

The pessimist's epitaph: 'Just what I expected'. - Unknown

Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back. - Steven Wright

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. - Walt Schmidt

When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about. - Edward Abbey

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. - J. Churton Collins

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. - Don Marquis

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. - Oscar Wilde

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. - Leo Buscaglia

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. - Richard Carlson

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist - except an old optimist. - Mark Twain

Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous. - Elias Canetti

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money. - Johnny Cash

The visionary leader is an optimist, for no pessimist ever made a great leader. - William W Francis

There is not enough time in life to worry about there being enough time in life. - Atticus

Boredom is a learned behavior and a form of anxiety that stems from our thinking. - Unknown

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. - Dale Carnegie

In hotel rooms I worry. I can't be the only guy who sits on the furniture naked. - Jonathan Katz

Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. - Robert G. Ingersoll

Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. - Albert Einstein

An optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity. - Winston Churchill

People don't really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity. - John C Maxwell

Don't worry that your children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. - Robert Fulghum

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln

In the long run, the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. - Unknown

Take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety. - Dale Carnegie

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed than one in adversity. - Plutarch

Lord, if it's not your will, let it slip through my grasp. And give me the peace not to worry about it. - Tony A. Gaskins Jr.

150 people die every year from being hit by falling coconuts. Not to worry, drug makers are developing a vaccine. - Jim Carrey

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about, he goes off and gets married. - Robert Frost

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:34

Teach your daughter to worry less about fitting into the glass slippers and more about shattering the glass ceilings. - Unknown

In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right. - Jack Nicholson

Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. - John Wooden

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind. - Albert Schweitzer

To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. - Unknown