W Mitchell Born : April 11, 1943 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by W Mitchell It's not what happens to you, It's what you do about it. W Mitchell encouraging-words affirmation experience Before my accidents, there were ten thousands things I could do. I could spend the rest of my life dwelling on the things that I had lost, but instead I chose to focus on the nine thousand I still had left. W Mitchell focus choices dwelling Before I was paralyzed, there were 10,000 things I could do; now there are 9,000. I can either dwell on the 1,000 I've lost or focus on the 9,000 I have left. W Mitchell left focus lost There are silver ships W Mitchell ships gold drinking