Good listening works magic... Listen intently intentionally!

The whole secret of freedom from anxiety over not having enough time lies not in working more hours, but in the proper planning of the hours.

Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid quality on earth, probably because it is one of the rarest; yet it is one of the most contagious.

Smile your best smile at everyone you see. Think about all the things you have to be thankful for... and smile. The world will smile with you.

The most important secret of salesmanship is to find out what the other fellow wants, then help him find the best way to get it

I no longer worry about being a brilliant conversationalist. I simply try to be a good listener. I notice that people who do that are usually welcome wherever they go

Selling is the easiest job in the world if you work it hard-but the hardest job in the world if you try to work it easy.

Enthusiasm: If you don’t FEEL enthusiastic, ACT enthusiastic. Soon, you’ll BE enthusiastic. Double your enthusiasm and you’ll probably double your income.

If you don't believe in what you're selling, neither will your prospect.

Order (self-organizat ion): Set aside time to plan how you will spend your time. Think about what’s most important. Then do those things first.

The short-cut to popularity is to lend everyone your ears, instead of giving them your tongue

Don’t focus on outward means of satisfaction if you want to be happy.

I have a plan, and I’m following it. I can focus on doing what is within my control, and I don’t need to be afraid of the results.

I have this thing that, once I finish a movie, I never see it again.

In my song you catch at times Note sweeter far than mine, And in the tangle of my rhymes Can scent the eglantine.

His were the kind of eyes that held secrets. The kind that lied without flinching. The kind that once you looked into them, it was hard to break away.

Evolve solutions; when you find a good one, don't stop.

A society that produces suicide murderers in quantity is essentially committing its own suicide.

A voice speaks to each of us in the still silent places - a voice that tells us to stand, to have courage, to do what is right.

As a general rule, people tend to do best what they enjoy doing most.

If there is anything of power in The Salvation Army today, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.