Modern war is so expensive that we feel trade to be a better avenue to plunder; but modern man inherits all the innate pugnacity and all the love of glory of his ancestors.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

He had always thought that hell would be hot. But here they were, right inside the mouth of it, and it was freezing.

That was how she felt. Like a petal clinging to its stem, hopeful of staying, fearful of being cast away.

I was looking for someone to formulate a skin care line I could use.

How can we eliminate the deepest source of all unsatisfactory experience? Only by cultivating certain qualities within our mindstream.

Why are baseball managers the only coaches who dress up like the players?

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.

You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you.

A giraffe has a black tongue twenty-seven inches long and no vocal cords. A giraffe has nothing to say. He just goes on giraffing.