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


William Arthur Ward

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LALLA WARD I enjoyed the promotion with K9 on my introduction day.
LALLA WARD I can't bear it that Douglas isn't still here.
LALLA WARD Don't ask me who my favourite monster was because I'm sick of saying Tom Baker.
LALLA WARD I think the kind of unexpected I really love is when you open books and the actual way of writing is...
LALLA WARD I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I thin...
LALLA WARD We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were mor...
LALLA WARD Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of th...
LALLA WARD Im not a politician and my other habits are good. Ive no enemys to reward, nor friends to sponge. Bu...
ARTEMUS WARD My father owned pit bulls when I was young. He sometimes fought them. My brother and a lot of the me...
JESMYN WARD There are times when it's absolutely appropriate to march up to someone, stick out your hand and...
CLARISSA WARD We're all about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, et cetera - I think that's a harmful...
JESMYN WARD I make personal appearances around the country. I'm starting a book tour now, and I may be comin...
BURT WARD Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development.
TED WARD I'm back in Boston. I own an outdoor deck hockey rink, and I own a boxing gym here also.
MICKY WARD He is just a guy who would never do that sort of thing intentionally. He is as honest as the day is ...
AARON WARD I think I'd be a liar if I said I'm not worried about it -- I am.
AARON WARD It's a gathering of plumbers.
AARON WARD It's like a preparation for war. It literally is. We're conditioned as athletes to recognize the cul...
AARON WARD Guys in this locker room shut their mouths for the entirety of this review hoping that it would be d...
AARON WARD