We are all in the gutter...

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscare Wilde

...green tree in your heart...

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come." -Chinese proverb

...the greatest act of optimism.

"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism." -Colleen Wilcox

...banged up, mentally and emotionally...

"She's banged up, mentally and emotionally. Literally and metaphorically. But every day she walks outside with a smile on her face because that's who she is." -Unknown

The way I see it...

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." -Unknown

I realized that a lot...

"I realized that a lot of people think the grass is greener on the other side... I used my imagination... to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be." -Whoopi Goldberg

Shoot for the moon. Even...

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among the stars." -Les Brown