Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, "Make me feel important." Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

The opportunities far outweigh the disappointments.

Of all the movies I've done in my life, the one where I play a crazy awful psycho woman finds me my husband.

It's a big responsibility to help someone express themselves as an artist.

The way to become a poet is to read poetry and to imitate what you read and to read passionately and widely and in as involved a way as you can.

My phobias worsen as I get older. I'm scared of flying, driving. I'm terrified of sharks. I'm a germaphobe. But I try to face my fears; I do. Well, most of them.

All of the music works on its own, but it doesn't really make as much sense without the picture.

A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading.

It's funny, I write lyrics in a bizarre way - I'm always writing lyrics, mostly when we're traveling or walking around New York, that's when I'm writing most of the stuff.

But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.

Maturity is about Challenging yourself and Improving! And then taking that experience to help others.