Occupation: Writer Birth: November 24, 1888 Death: November 1, 1955
Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves..
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion..
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do,….
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health and our happiness. Ou….
The only way on Earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it..
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst..
If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested..
Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied..
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday..
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. Intelligence is like underwear, everyone has it, but you don't have to show i….
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing..
If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be..
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving..
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in ….
Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely..
If you do something for someone else, never remember. If someone does something for you, never forget..
Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement..
Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others..
We move toward what we picture in our minds..
People do things for "their" reasons, not ours. So find their reasons..
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage..