Shyness is I-ness. Shyness is really wondering if you have other people's approval.

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.

Never try to look into both eyes at the same time. Switch your gaze from one eye to the other. That signals warmth and sincerity.

One difference between a conviction and a prejudice is that a conviction can be explained without getting angry.

A good rule for discussion is to use hard facts and a soft voice.

the more thoughtful you are of others, the more thoughtful they will be of you. The more you respect them, the more you will win their respect.

We don't criticize. Criticism is an enemy. You've got to make loving, positive suggestions.

Even though I dislike being kicked by others, I do enjoy the feeling of kicking others

A gun doesn't have the brain to hate with, or a finger to pull the trigger, so the problem isn't the gun.

I believe in "love it, or change it" rather than "love it, or leave it."

In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less

Churches come and go, but there has ever been but one religion. The only religion is conscience in action.

I always believed it would happen and stuck to my guns.

People who don't vote have no call on political leaders!

What philosophy worthy of the name has truly been able to avoid the link between poem and theorem?

Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.

In the woods we return to reason and faith.