Take the trouble to stop and think of the other person's feelings, his viewpoints, his desires and needs. Think more of what the other fellow wants, and how he must feel.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible.

Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.

We, whoever we are, must have a daily goal in our lives, no matter how small or great, to make that day mean something.

A human being always acts and feels and performs in accordance with what he imagines to be true about himself and his environment.

Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively.

The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value.

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

I will not live in a city where dead bodies lie abandoned in the streets, and you will not tell the world I do.

The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realize they can't do everything.

The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.

Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life.

What after all is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.

Agree with an idiot and you're only one step away from turning into one yourself.

Nobody looks good in their darkest hours. But it's those hours that make us what we are.

Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.

In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible.

Whatever I fight weakens me. Whatever I cooperate with strengthens me.