“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” ― Charles Dickens       “I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.” ― Charles Dickens     “Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.” ― Charles Dickens     “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.” ― Charles Dickens     “There are books of which the backs and…

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company…a church….a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing…

“I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I’d work for the Klan.” -cheris Barkley     “You got to believe in yourself. ****, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.” -cheris Barkley     “I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.” -cheris Barkley     “We better not be doing the Bulls this year. Man, they suck! Bunch of high school kids with $70 million contracts. ****! I hate my mother for having me too soon.” -cheris Barkley     “You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that…