Many People Think That If They Were Only In Some Other Place, Or Had Some Other Job, They Would Be Happy. Well, That Is Doubtful. So Get As Much Happiness Out Of What You Are Doing As You Can And Don't Put Off Being Happy Until Some Future Date.

-Dale Carnegie

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Avoid Arguments Like Rattlesnakes And Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Argument

Rattlesnakes

Success Is Getting What You Want. Happiness Is Wanting What You Get.

Love

Inspirational

Funny

Don't Criticize, Condemn Or Complain. Constantly Criticizing, Condemning And Complaining Is What Breaks Most Relationships. Instead Of Criticizing And Condemning, Figure Out How You Can Solve The Problem Together. Instead Of Focusing On Blaming The Other Person For What They Did Wrong, Focus On How You Can Avoid The Problem Next Time.

Focus

Together

Criticisms Are Like Homing Pigeons. They Always Return Home.

Communication

Home

Criticism

It Isn’t What You Have Or Who You Are Or Where You Are Or What You’re Doing That Makes You Happy Or Unhappy. It’s What You Think Of It. Two People May In The Same Place Doing The Same Thing, And Yet One May Be Miserable And The Other Happy. Why? Because Of A Different Mental Attitude.

Attitude

Thinking

Two

If You Got It, Ask Yourself Why And Try To Repeat The Action. If You Failed, Ask Yourself Why And Try To Learn From The Experience.

Trying

Action

Repeats

The World Is So Full Of People Who Are Grabbing And Self-seeking. So The Rare Individual Who Unselfishly Tries To Serve Others Has An Enormous Advantage. He Has Little Competition.

Self

People

Competition

I Can Look Back At My Own Life And See Where A Few Words Of Praise Have Sharply Changed My Entire Future. Can't You Say The Same Thing About Your Life?

Encouraging

Few Words

Looks

Be Honest, Look For Areas Where You Can Admit Error And Say So. Apologize For Your Mistakes. It Will Help Disarm Your Opponents And Reduce Defensiveness.

Mistake

Errors

Looks

When We Hate Our Enemies, We Are Giving Them Power Over Us: Power Over Our Sleep, Our Appetites, Our Blood Pressure, Our Health And Our Happiness. Our Enemies Would Dance With Joy If Only They Knew How They Were Worrying Us, Lacerating Us, And Getting Even With Us! Our Hate Is Not Hurting Them At Al, But Our Hate Is Turning Our Days And Nights Into A Hellish Turmoil.

Life

Inspiring

Forgiveness

The Words "think And Thank" Are Inscribed In Many Of The Cromwellian Churches Of England. These Words Ought To Be Inscribed In Our Hearts, Too: "think And Thank". Think Of All We Have To Be Grateful For, And Thank God For All Our Boons And Bounties.

Grateful

Heart

Thinking

Two Men Looked Out From Prison Bars, One Saw The Mud, The Other Saw Stars.

Stars

Men

Two

We Are Gods In The Chrysalis.

Chrysalis

Act As If You Were Already Happy And That Will Tend To Make You Happy.

Positive

Happiness

Make You Happy

Put A 'stop-loss' Order On Your Worries. Decide Just How Much Anxiety A Thing May Be Worth- And Refuse To Give It Any More.

Loss

Order

Giving

Believe You Will Be Successful And You Will.

Believe

Successful

Being Successful

We Move Toward What We Picture In Our Minds.

Moving

Mind

If You Do The Little Jobs Well, The Big Ones Will Tend To Take Care Of Themselves.

Perseverance

Determination

Jobs

The Ability To Speak Well Is The Shortcut To Distinction.

Shortcuts

Speak

Distinction

Tomorrow You May Want To Persuade Somebody To Do Something. Before You Speak, Pause And As Yourself, "how Can I Make This Person Want To Do It?

May

Want

Tomorrow

Excitement Radiates Through Your Eyes, Your Face, Your Voice, Your Soul, And Your Whole Personality.

Eye

Voice

Personality

I Once Succumbed To The Fad Of Fasting And Went For Six Days And Nights Without Eating. It Wasn't Difficult. I Was Less Hungry At The End Of The Sixth Day Than I Was At The End Of The Second. Yet I Know, As You Know, People Who Would Think They Had Committed A Crime If They Let Their Families Or Employees Go For Six Days Without Food; But They Will Let Them Go For Six Days, And Six Weeks, And Sometimes Sixty Years Without Giving Them The Hearty Appreciation That They Crave Almost As Much As They Crave Food.

Appreciation

Heart

Night

Are You Bored With Life? Then Throw Yourself Into Some Work You Believe In With All Your Heart, Live For It, Die For It, And You Will Find Happiness That You Had Thought Could Never Be Yours.

Inspirational

Life

Motivational

If You Act Enthusiastic, You'll Be Enthusiastic!

Enthusiastic

Ifs

I Tend To Think Shorts Are Too Casual That's Just Not Businesslike.

Thinking

Casual

Shorts

Always Have Something To Say. The Man Who Has Something To Say And Who Is Known Never To Speak Unless He Has, Is Sure To Be Listened To.�

Men

Speak

Known

If You Can Be Kind And Considerate For One Day, Then You Can Be For Another. It Won't Cost You A Penny In The World. Begin Today.

Inspirational

Kindness

New Beginnings

Enthusiasm Is The Dynamics Of Your Personality. Without It, Whatever Abilities You May Possess Lie Dormant; And It Is Safe To Say That Nearly Every Man Has More Latent Power Than He Ever Learns To Use. You May Have Knowledge, Sound Judgment, Good Reasoning Faculties; But No One-not Even Yourself-will Know It Until You Discover How To Put Your Heart Into Thought And Action.

Inspirational

Attitude

Lying

If You Can't Sleep, Then Get Up And Do Something Instead Of Lying There Worrying. It's The Worry That Gets You, Not The Lack Of Sleep.

Happiness

Lying

Sleep

Remember My Name And You Add To My Feeling Of Importance.

Names

Feelings

Add

Why Prove To A Man He Is Wrong? Is That Going To Make Him Like You? Why Not Let Him Save Face? He Didn't Ask For Your Opinion. He Didn't Want It. Why Argue With Him? You Can't Win An Argument, Because If You Lose, You Lose It; And If You Win It, You Lose It. Why? You Will Feel Fine. But What About Him? You Have Made Him Feel Inferior, You Hurt His Pride, Insult His Intelligence, His Judgment, And His Self-respect, And He'll Resent Your Triumph. That Will Make Him Strike Back, But It Will Never Make Him Want To Change His Mind. A Man Convinced Against His Will Is Of The Same Opinion Still.

Change

Hurt

Pride

No Matter What Happens, Always Be Yourself.

Being Yourself

Matter

Always Be Yourself

One Of The Most Tragic Things I Know About Human Nature Is That All Of Us Tend To Put Off Living. We Are All Dreaming Of Some Magical Rose Garden Over The Horizon Instead Of Enjoying The Roses That Are Blooming Outside Our Windows Today.

Happiness Is Largely An Attitude Of Mind, Of Viewing Life From The Right Angle.

Attitude

Mind

Angle

The Person Who Seeks All Their Applause From Outside Has Their Happiness In Another's Keeping .

Inspirational

Life

Happiness

Life Truly Is A Boomerang. What You Give, You Get.

Giving

Eulogy

Boomerang

If You Disagree With Them You May Be Tempted To Interrupt. But Don't. It Is Dangerous. They Won't Pay Attention To You While They Still Have A Lot Of Ideas Of Their Own Crying For Expression. So Listen Patiently And With An Open Mind.

Expression

Ideas

Mind

Did You Ever See An Unhappy Horse? Did You Ever See Bird That Had The Blues? One Reason Why Birds And Horses Are Not Unhappy Is Because They Are Not Trying To Impress Other Birds And Horses.

Happiness

Horse

Hard Times

You Can Make More Friends In Two Months By Becoming Interested In Other People Than You Can In Two Years By Trying To Get Other People Interested In You.

Inspirational

Best Friend

Cute

The Value Of A Smile... It Costs Nothing, But Creates Much. It Enriches Those Who Receive, Without Impoverishing Those Who Give. It Happens In A Flash And The Memory Of It Sometimes Lasts Forever. None Are So Rich They Can Get Along Without It, And None So Poor But Are Richer For Its Benefits. It Creates Happiness In The Home, Fosters Good Will In A Business, And Is The Countersign Of Friends.

Inspirational

Happiness

Smile

Our Trouble Is Not Ignorance, But Inaction.

Ignorance

Trouble

Inaction

An Argument Would Have Begun To Steam And Boil And Sputter - And You Know How Arguments End. Even If I Had Convinced Him That He Was Wrong, His Pride Would Have Made It Difficult For Him To Back Down And Give In.

Pride

Giving

Down And

Naturalness Is The Easiest Thing In The World To Acquire, If You Will Forget Yourself-forget About The Impression You Are Trying To Make.

Trying

World

Approval

Thousands Of Salespeople Are Pounding The Pavements Today, Tired, Discouraged And Underpaid. Why? Because They Are Always Thinking Only Of What They Want. They Don't Realize That Neither You Nor I Want To Buy Anything. If We Did, We Would Go Out And Buy It. But Both Of Us Are Eternally Interested In Solving Our Problems. And If Salespeople Can Show Us How Their Services Or Merchandise Will Help Us Solve Our Problems, They Won't Need To Sell Us. We'll Buy. And Customers Like To Feel That They Are Buying - Not Being Sold.

Tired

Thinking

Want

Every Minister, Lecturer And Public Speaker Know The Discouragement Of Pouring Himself Of Herself Out To An Audience And Not Receiving A Single Ripple Of Appreciative Comment.

Receiving

Pouring

Discouragement

Nobody Is More Persuasive Than A Good Listener

Persuasive

Good Listener

Listeners

Try Honest To See Things From The Other Person's Point Of View.

Views

Trying

Honest

Criticism Is Dangerous, Because It Wounds A Person's Precious Pride, Hurt His Sense Of Importace And Arouse Resentment.

Hurt

Pride

Criticism

No One Likes To Feel That He Or She Is Being Sold Some-thing Or Told To Do A Thing. We Much Prefer To Feel That We Are Buying Of Our Own Accord Or Acting On Our Own Ideas. We Like To Be Consulted About Our Wishes, Our Wants, Our Thoughts.

Ideas

Wish

Acting

Your Smile Brightens The Lives Of All Who See It.

Your Smile

John Wanamaker, Founder Of The Stores That Bear His Name, Once Confessed: "i Learned Thirty Years Ago That It Is Foolish To Scold. I Have Enough Trouble Overcoming My Own Limitations Without Fretting Over The Fact That God Has Not Seen Fit To Distribute Evenly The Gift Of Intelligence.

Years

Names

Facts

When Dealing With People, Let Us Remember That We Are Not Dealing With Creatures Of Logic. We Are Dealing With Creatures Of Emotion, Creatures Bristling With Prejudices And Motivated By Pride And Vanity. ...any Fool Can Criticize, Condemn, And Complain - And Most Fools Do. But It Takes Character And Self-control To Be Understanding And Forgiving.

Character

Pride

Vanity

I Want You To Think Of Your Life As An Hourglass. You Know There Are Thousands Of Grains Of Sand In The Top Of The Hourglass; And They All Pass Slowly And Evenly Through The Narrow Neck In The Middle. Nothing You Or I Could Do Would Make More Than One Grain Of Sand Pass Through This Narrow Neck Without Impairing The Hourglass. You And I And Everyone Else Are Like This Hourglass.

Thinking

Tasks

Necks

Your Purpose Is To Make Your Audience See What You Saw, Hear What You Heard, Feel What You Felt.

Purpose

Saws

Heard

The Biggest Lesson I Have Learned Is The Stupendous Importance Of What We Think. If I Knew What You Think, I Would Know What You Are, For Your Thoughts Make You What You Are; By Changing Our Thoughts, We Can Change Our Lives.

Inspirational

Thinking

Lessons

Anyone Can Do His Work, However Hard, For One Day. Anyone Can Live Sweetly, Patiently, Lovingly, Purely, Till The Sun Goes Down. And This Is All That Life Really Means.

Life

Work

Mean

You Cannot Teach A Man Anything, You Can Only Help Him Find It Within Himself.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Education

Names Are The Sweetest And Most Important Sound In Any Language.

Names

Important

Sound

Once You Have Made A Careful Decision Based On Facts, Go Into Action. Don't Stop To Reconsider. Don't Begin To Hesitate, Worry, And Retrace Your Steps. Don't Lose Yourself In Self-doubting Which Begets Other Doubts. Don't Keep Looking Back Over Your Shoulder.

Self

Worry

Decision

If We Want To Make Friends, Let's Greet People With Animation And Enthusiasm.

People

Want

Enthusiasm

Appreciation Is The Legal Tender That All Souls Enjoy.

Inspiring

Appreciation

Soul

Whenever Roosevelt (theodore) Expected A Visitor, He Sat Up Late The Night Before, Reading Up On The Subject In Which He Knew His Guest Was Particularly Interested. For Roosevelt Knew, All The Leaders Royal Road To A Person's Heart Is To Talk About The Things He Or She Treasures Most.

Life Changing

Reading

Heart

If We Are So Contemptibly Selfish That We Can’t Radiate A Little Happiness And Pass On A Bit Of Honest Appreciation Without Trying To Screw Something Out Of The Other Person In Return—if Our Souls Are No Bigger Than Sour Crab Apples, We Shall Meet With The Failure We So Richly Deserve.

Appreciation

Selfish

Apples

First Ask Yourself: What Is The Worst That Can Happen? Then Prepare To Accept It. Then Proceed To Improve On The Worst.

Inspirational

Motivational

Success

People Support A World They Helped Create.

People

Support

World

Don't Ask A Man What Is Important To Him. Watch How He Spends His Time

Men

Important

Watches

Our Fatigue Is Often Caused Not By Work, But By Worry, Frustration And Resentment.

Success

Fear

Not Giving Up

When Theodore Roosevelt Was In The White House, He Confessed That If He Could Be Right 75 Percent Of The Time, He Would Reach The Highest Measure Of His Expectation. . . . If That Was The Highest Rating That One Of The Most Distinguished Men Of The Twentieth Century Could Hope To Obtain, What About You And Me?

Mistake

Men

White

The Expression A Woman Wears On Her Face Is Far More Important Than The Clothes She Wears On Her Back.

Inspirational

Happiness

Fashion

Let's Not Allow Ourselves To Be Upset By Small Things We Should Despise And Forget. Remember "life Is Too Short To Be Little".

Life Is Too Short

Life Is Short

Upset

Don't Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.

Life

Complaining

Criticize

Do You Know The Most Important Trait A Man Can Have? It Is Not Executive Ability; It Is Not A Great Mentality; It Is Not Kindliness, Nor Courage, Nor A Sense Of Humor, Though Each Of These Is Of Tremendous Importance. In My Opinion, It Is The Ability To Make Friends, Which, Boiled Down, Means The Ability To See The Best In Man.

Mean

Men

Important

In Fact, Merely Writing The Facts On A Piece Of Paper And Stating Our Problem Clearly Goes A Long Way Toward Helping Us To Reach A Sensible Decision.

Writing

Long

Decision

Let Us Praise Even The Slightest Improvement. That Inspires The Other Person To Keep On Improving.

Inspire

Improvement

Praise

Everybody In The World Is Seeking Happiness - And There Is One Sure Way To Find It. That Is By Controlling Your Thoughts. Happiness Doesn't Depend On Outward Conditions. It Depends On Inner Conditions.

Life

Self Control

World

When The Friendly Jailer Gave Socrates The Poison Cup To Drink, The Jailer Said: "try To Bear Lightly What Needs Must Be." Socrates Did. He Faced Death With A Calmness And Resignation That Touched The Hem Of Divinity.

Trying

Friendly

Poison

Flattery Is Counterfeit, And Like Counterfeit Money, It Will Eventually Get You Into Trouble If You Pass It To Someone Else.

Flattery

Trouble

Counterfeit Money

Pay Less Attention To What Men Say. Just Watch What They Do.

Men

People

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

All The King's Horses And All The King's Men Can't Put The Past Together Again. So Let's Remember: Don't Try To Saw Sawdust.

Time

Horse

Kings

I Honestly Believe That This Is One Of The Greatest Secrets To True Peace Of Mind -- A Decent Sense Of Values. We Could Annihilate 50 Percent Of All Our Worries At Once If We Would Develop A Sort Of Private Gold Standard -- A Gold Standard Of What Things Are Worth To Us In Terms Of Our Lives.

Believe

Worry

Secret

Today Is Our Most Precious Possession. It Is Our Only Sure Possession.

Life

Cherish Every Moment

Live In The Moment

Take A Chance! All Life Is A Chance. The Man Who Goes Farthest Is Generally The One Who Is Willing To Do And Dare.

Inspirational

Life

Motivational

There Is Only One Excuse For A Speaker's Asking The Attention Of His Audience: He Must Have Either Truth Or Entertainment For Them.

Attention

Asking

Entertainment

Fear Is The Result Of A Lack Of Confidence. A Lack Of Confidence Is The Result Of Not Knowing What You Can Do. A Lack Of Knowing What You Can Do Is Caused By A Lack Of Experience. A Lack Of Experience Is Caused By A Lack Of Doing Something New.

Knowing

Something New

Results

There Is No Such Thing As Constructive Criticism.

Criticism

Constructive Criticism

Constructive

So If You Aspire To Be A Good Conversationali St, Be An Attentive Listener. To Be Interesting, Be Interested. Ask Questions That Other Persons Will Enjoy Answering. Encourage Them To Talk About Themselves And Their Accomplishments

Accomplishment

Interesting

Enjoy

Personally I Am Very Fond Of Strawberries And Cream, But I Have Found That For Some Strange Reason, Fish Prefer Worms. So When I Went Fishing, I Didn’t Think About What I Wanted. I Thought About What They Wanted. I Didn't Bait The Hook With Strawberries And Cream. Rather, I Dangled A Worm Or Grasshopper In Front Of The Fish And Said: "wouldn't You Like To Have That?" Why Not Use The Same Common Sense When Fishing For People?

Thinking

Fishing

People

The Ideas I Stand For Are Not Mine. I Borrowed Them From Socrates. I Swiped Them From Chesterfield. I Stole Them From Jesus. And I Put Them In A Book. If You Don't Like Their Rules, Whose Would You Use?

Jesus

Book

Ideas

Most Of The Important Things In The World Have Been Accomplished By People Who Have Kept On Trying When There Seemed To Be No Hope At All.

Inspirational

Life

Motivational

When I Asked Him -mr.henry Ford- If He Ever Worried, He Replied: "no. I Believe God Is Managing Affairs And That He Doesn't Need Any Advice From Me. With God In Charge, I Believe That Every-thing Will Work Out For The Best In The End. So What Is There To Worry About?

Believe

Work Out

Worry

We Can't Win Friends With A Scowling Face And An Upbraiding Voice.

I Really Like Reading Books

Book

Reading

Reading Books

If You Want To Gather Honey, Don't Kick Over The Beehive.

Motivational

Leadership

Work

When Two Partners Always Agree, One Of Them Is Not Necessary." If There Is Some Point You Haven't Thought About, Be Thankful If It Is Brought To Your Attention.

Two

Being Thankful

Attention

Do You Know Someone You Would Like To Change And Regulate And Improve? Good! That Is Fine. I Am All In Favor Of It, But Why Not Begin On Yourself? From A Purely Selfish Standpoint, That Is A Lot More Profitable Than Trying To Improve Others - Yes, And A Lot Less Dangerous.

Motivational

Change

Selfish

Arouse In The Other Person An Eager Want. He Who Can Do This Has The Whole World With Him. He Who Cannot Walks A Lonely Way.

Lonely

World

Want

Psychiatrists Declare That Most Of Our Fatigue Derives From Our Mental And Emotional Attitudes... What Kinds Of Emotional Factors Tire The Sedentary (or Sitting) Worker? Joy? Contentment? No! Never! Boredom, Resentment, A Feeling Of Not Being Appreciated, A Feeling Of Futility, Hurry, Anxiety, Worry-those Are The Emotional Factors That Exhaust The Sitting Worker, Make Him Susceptible To Colds, Reduce His Output, And Send Him Home With A Nervous Headache. Yes, We Get Tired Because Our Emotions Produce Nervous Tensions In The Body.

Inspirational

Attitude

Home

Mix Judgement With Ambition And Season It With Energy. It Makes A Splendid Recipe For Success.

Ambition

Judgement

Energy

Face The Thing That Seems Overwhelming And You Will Be Surprised How Your Fear Will Melt Away.

Faces

Overwhelming

Seems

History Has Repeatedly Been Changed By People Who Had The Desire And The Ability To Transfer Their Convictions And Emotions To Their Listeners.

Inspirational

People

Desire

Close Your Eyes. You Might Try Saying. . . Something Like This: "the Sun Is Shining Overhead. The Sky Is Blue And Sparkling. Nature Is Calm And In Control Of The World-and I, As Nature's Child, Am In Tune With The Universe." Or-better Still-pray!

Nature

Children

Eye

Get The Facts. Let's Not Even Attempt To Solve Our Problems Without First Collecting All The Facts In An Impartial Manner.

Firsts

Facts

Problem

Don't Fuss About Trifles. Don't Permit Little Things-the Mere Termites Of Life-to Ruin Your Happiness.

Littles

Ruins

Little Things

Develop Success From Failures. Discouragement And Failure Are Two Of The Surest Stepping Stones To Success. The Successful Man Will Profit From His Mistakes And Try Again In A Different Way. When You're Afraid, Keep Your Mind On What You Have To Do...if You Have Been Thoroughly Prepared, You Will Not Be Afraid. We All Have Possibilities We Don't Know About. We Can Do Things We Don't Even Dream We Can Do.

Dream

Mistake

Successful

Use Encouragement. Make The Fault Seem Easy To Correct.

Encouragement

Use

Faults

Let's Never Try To Get Even With Our Enemies, Because If We Do We Will Hurt Ourselves Far More Than We Hurt Them. Let's Do As General Eisenhower Does: Let's Never Waste A Minute Thinking About People We Don't Like.

Hurt

Thinking

People

Today Is The Only Time We Can Possibly Live.

Live For Today

Today

Awareness

Our Mental Attitude Is The X Factor That Determines Our Fate.

Attitude

Fate

Determine

If We Think Happy Thoughts, We Will Be Happy. If We Think Miserable Thoughts, We Will Be Miserable.

Positive

Attitude

Thinking

Is Enthusiasm Important In Selling? Yes, Genuine, Heartfelt Enthusiasm Is One Of The Most Potent Factors Of Success In Almost Any Undertaking.

Heartfelt

Important

Enthusiasm

If We Speak Poorly About That Which We Do Well... People Will Assume We Perform Poorly!

People

Assuming

Speak

Give Your Problem All The Thought You Possibly Can Before A Solution Is Reached. But When The Matter Is Settled And Over With, Worry Not At All.

Worry

Giving

Matter

The World Is Filled With Interesting Things To Do. Don't Lead A Dull Life In Such A Thrilling World.

Dull Life

Interesting

World

Those Convinced Against Their Will Are Of The Same Opinion Still.

Motivational

Success

Fear

Tell The Audience What You're Going To Say, Say It; Then Tell Them What You've Said.

Public Speaking

Said

Audience

It Isn't Work That Makes You Tired, It's Your Mental Attitude.

Attitude

Tired

Mental Attitude

An Effective Speaker Knows That The Success Or Failure Of His Talk Is Not For Him To Decide - It Will Be Decided In The Minds And Hearts Of His Hearers.

Heart

Mind

Public Speaking

By Talking To Yourself About The Things You Have To Be Grateful For You Can Fill Your Mind With Thoughts That Soar And Sing.

Grateful

Talking

Mind

Criticism Of Others Is Futile And If You Indulge In It Often You Should Be Warned That It Can Be Fatal To Your Career.

Motivational

Careers

Indulge In

Most Of Us Have Far More Courage Than We Ever Dreamed We Possessed.

Inspirational

Success

Confidence

Neither You Nor I Nor Einstein Nor The Supreme Court Of The United States Is Brilliant Enough To Reach An Intelligent Decision On Any Problem Without First Getting The Facts

Intelligent

Decision

United States

You Can't Get Anywhere In This World Without Wanting To Do Something.

World

This World

Fear Doesn't Exist Anywhere Except In The Mind.

Success

Courage

Fear

Remember, Today Is The Tomorrow You Worried About Yesterday.

Funny

Faith

Time

Remember That Other People May Be Totally Wrong. But They Don't Think So. Don't Condemn Them. Any Fool Can Do That. Try To Understand Them. Only Wise, Tolerant, Exceptional People Even Try To Do That.

Wise

Thinking

People

If You Increase Your Success By Even A Mere 10 Percent, You Have Become 10 Percent More Effective As A Leader Than You Were Before.

Leader

Increase

Percent

If You Want To Keep Happiness , You Have To Share It !

Happy

Want

True Happiness

If You Want To Be Happy, Set Yourself A Goal That Commands Your Thoughts, Liberates Your Energy And Inspires Your Hopes. Happiness Is Within You. It Comes From Doing Some Certain Thing Into Which You Can Put All Your Thought And Energy. If You Want To Be Happy, Get Enthusiastic About Something.

Goal

Inspire

Energy

A Boil On A Man's Neck Is More Important To Him Than 40 Floods In India

Men

Important

India

Remember Happiness Doesn't Depend Upon Who You Are Or What You Have; It Depends Solely On What You Think.

Inspirational

Positive

Happiness

Act Enthusiastic And You Will Be Enthusiastic.

Motivational

Encouragement

Enthusiasm For Life

Check Up Each Week On The Progress You Are Making. Ask Yourself What Mistakes You Have Made, What Improvement, What Lessons You Have Learned For The Future.

Mistake

Progress

Lessons

In A Nutshell - Fundamental Techniques In Handling People; Principle 1 - Don't Criticize, Condemn Or Complain; Principle 2 - Give Honest And Sincere Appreciation; Principle 3 - Arouse In The Other Person An Eager Want.

Appreciation

People

Giving

It Never Hurts A Fool To Appear Before An Audience, For His Capacity Is Not A Capacity For Feeling.

Hurt

Fear

Feelings

One Of The Worst Features About Worrying Is That It Destroys Our Ability To Concentrate. When We Worry, Our Minds Jump Here And There And Everywhere, And We Lose All Power Of Decision. However, When We Force Ourselves To Face The Worst And Accept It Mentally, We Then Eliminate All Those Vague Imaginings And Put Ourselves In A Position In Which We Are Able To Concentrate On Our Problem.

Inspirational

Change

Acceptance

Today Is Life-the Only Life You Are Sure Of. Make The Most Of Today. Get Interested In Something. Shake Yourself Awake. Develop A Hobby. Let The Winds Of Enthusiasm Sweep Through You. Live Today With Gusto.

Life

Motivational

Time

Everyone Should Have A Deep-seated Interest Or Hobby To Enrich His Mind, Add Zest To Living, And Perhaps, Depending Upon What It Is, Result In A Service To His Country.

Country

Zest

Should Have

Try To Fix Firmly In Your Mind What You Would Like To Do; And Then, Without Veering Off Direction, You Will Move Straight To The Goal.

Moving

Goal

Mind

If You Want Enemies, Excel Your Friends; But If You Want Friends, Let Your Friends Excel You.

Enemy

Want

Influencing People

It Is The Way We React To Circumstances That Determines Our Feelings.

Happiness

Gratitude

Feelings

This Is The Only Chance You Will Ever Have On Earth With This Exciting Adventure Called Life. So Why Not Plan It, And Try To Live It As Richly, As Happily As Possible?

Adventure

Trying

Why Not

Talk In Terms Of The Other Person's Interests.

Interest

Term

Persons

Stop Worrying And Start Living.

Life

Encouraging

Worry

Five Hundred Years Before Christ Was Born, The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus Told His Students That "everything Changes Except The Law Of Change". He Said: "you Cannot Step In The Same River Twice." The River Changes Every Second; And So Does The Man Who Stepped In It. Life Is A Ceaseless Change. The Only Certainty Is Today. Why Mar The Beauty Of Living Today By Trying To Solve The Problems Of A Future That Is Shrouded In Ceaseless Change And Uncertainty-a Future That No One Can Possibly Foretell?

Men

Years

Law

Do Things For Others And You'll Find Your Self-consciousness Evaporating Like Morning Dew.

Morning

Work

Self

It Was This Desire For A Feeling Of Importance That Led An Uneducated, Poverty-stricken Grocery Clerk To Study Some Law Books He Found In The Bottom Of A Barrel Of Household Plunder That He Had Bought For Fifty Cents. You Have Probably Heard Of This Grocery Clerk. His Name Was Lincoln.

Book

Law

Names

When We Have Accepted The Worst, We Have Nothing More To Lose. And That Automatically Means We Have Everything To Gain.

Life

Mean

Gains

When We Have A Brilliant Idea, Instead Of Making Others Think It Is Ours, Why Not Let Them Cook And Stir The Idea Themselves.

Thinking

Ideas

Why Not

In Order To Make Friends You Must First Be Friendly

Patience

Order

Friendly

By All Means Take Thought For The Tomorrow, Yes, Careful Thought And Planning And Preparation. But Have No Anxiety.

Mean

Anxiety

Preparation

If You Argue And Rankle And Contradict, You May Achieve A Victory Sometimes; But It Will Be An Empty Victory Because You Will Never Get Your Opponent's Good Will.

Attitude

Inspiration

Victory

Your Purpose Is To Make Your Audience See What You Saw, Hear What You Heard, Feel What You Felt. Relevant Detail, Couched In Concrete, Colorful Language, Is The Best Way To Recreate The Incident As It Happened And To Picture It For The Audience.

Inspirational

Life

Motivational

I've Found That Worry And Irritation Vanish Into Thin Air The Moment I Open My Mind To The Many Blessings I Possess.

Blessing

Irritation

Air

If You Tell Me How You Get Your Feeling Of Importance, I'll Tell You What You Are.

Feelings

Importance

Ifs

Create Happiness For Others.

Happiness

Merely Stating A Truth Isn't Enough. The Truth Has To Be Made Vivid, Interesting, Dramatic. You Have To Use Showmanship.

Truth

Interesting

Use

Let The Winds Of Enthusiasm Sweep Through You. Live Today With Gusto.

Wind

Live In The Moment

Live For Today

You Must Have A Good Time Meeting People If You Expect Them To Have A Good Time Meeting You.

People

Good Times

Having A Good Time

For Better Or Worse, You Must Play Your Own Little Instrument In The Orchestra Of Life.

Kindness

Thoughtful

Play

Don't You Have Much More Faith In Ideas That You Discover For Yourself Than In Ideas That Are Handed To You On A Silver Platter?

Silver Platter

Ideas

Silver

If You And I Want To Stir Up A Resentment Tomorrow That May Rankle Across The Decades And Endure Until Death, Just Let Us Indulge In A Little Stinging Criticism - No Matter How Certain We Are That It Is Justified.

Indulge In

Criticism

May

Give The Other Person A Fine Reputation To Live Up To.

Giving

Reputation

Fine

We Can All Endure Disaster And Tragedy, And Triumph Over Them-if We Have To. We May Not Think We Can, But We Have Surprisingly Strong Inner Resources That Will See Us Through If We Will Only Make Use Of Them. We Are Stronger Than We Think.

Strong

Thinking

Tragedy

The Best Argument Is That Which Seems Merely An Explanation.

Argument

Explanation

Seems

I Deal With The Obvious. I Present, Reiterate, And Glorify The Obvious - Because The Obvious Is What People Need To Be Told.

Motivational

People

Needs

You Can Get Ahead In The World. But You Will Have To Work, You Will Have To Want Tremendously To Accomplish Something, And Then Be Willing To Pay The Price. Are You Willing?

Pay The Price

World

Want

Happiness Doesn't Depend On Any External Conditions, It Is Governed By Our Mental Attitude.

Inspirational

Happiness

Being Happy

Talk To Anyone About Himself Positively And He'll Listen Without Interruption.

Life And Love

Interruptions

Positively

Obviously, Circumstances Alone Do Not Make Us Happy Or Unhappy. It Is The Way We React To Circumstances That Determines Our Feelings. Jesus Said That The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Within You. That Is Where The Kingdom Of Hell Is, Too.

Jesus

Heaven

Feelings

If We Want To Find Happiness, Let's Stop Thinking About Gratitude Or Ingratitude And Give For The Inner Joy Of Giving.

Gratitude

Thinking

Giving

The Ideas I Stand For Are Not Mine. I Borrowed Them From Socrates. I Swiped Them From Chesterfield. I Stole Them From Jesus. And I Put Them In A Book.

Ideas

Mines

Borrowed

A Barber Lathers A Man Before He Shaves Him.

Men

Barbers

When We Hate Our Enemies, We Are Giving Them Power Over Us: Power Over Our Sleep, Our Appetites, Our Blood Pressure, Our Health, And Our Happiness.

Hate

Sleep

Blood

Keep Your Mind Open To Change All The Time. Welcome It. Court It. It Is Only By Examining And Reexamining Your Opinions And Ideas That You Can Progress.

Thinking

Ideas

Mind

You Can Conquer Almost Any Fear If You Will Only Make Up Your Mind To Do So. For Remember, Fear Doesn't Exist Anywhere Except In The Mind.

Inspirational

Motivational

Fear

The Life Of Many A Person Could Probably Be Changed If Only Someone Would Make Him Feel Important.

Important

Changed

Feels

Each Party Should Gain From The Negotiation.

Inspirational

Party

Agreement

Make The Other Person Feel Important - And Do It Sincerely.

Important

Feels

Sincerely

Arouse In The Other Person An Eager Want.

Humor

Deep Thought

Want

You Can't Win An Argument. You Can't Because If You Lose It, You Lose It; And If You Win It, You Lose It.

Regret

Winning

Argument

You Never Achieve Success Unless You Like What You Are Doing.

Inspirational

Success

Passion

If You Believe In What You Are Doing, Then Let Nothing Hold You Up In Your Work.

Believe

Belief

Selling

By Fighting You Never Get Enough, But By Yielding You Get More Than You Expected.

Fighting

Enough

Negotiation

Always Avoid The Acute Angle.

Angle

To Be Interesting, Be Interested.

Interesting

...the Best Possible Way To Prepare For Tomorrow Is To Concentrate With All Your Intelligence, All Your Enthusiasm, On Doing Today's Work Superbly Today. That Is The Only Possible Way You Can Prepare For The Future.

Enthusiasm

Today

Way

In Talking With People, Don't Begin By Discussing The Things On Which You Differ. Begin By Emphasizing - And Keep On Emphasizing - The Things On Which You Agree. Keep Emphasizing, If Possible, That You Are Both Striving For The Same End And That Your Only Difference Is One Of Method And Not Of Purpose.

Talking

Differences

People

Learning Is An Active Process. We Learn By Doing.. Only Knowledge That Is Used Sticks In Your Mind.

Wisdom

Learning

Knowledge

He Who Treads Softly Goes Far.

This Is A Hurried Age We're Living In. If You've Got Anything To Say, Say It Quickly, Get To The Point And Stop, And Give The Other Man A Chance To Talk.

Men

Giving

Age

People Aren't Interested In You. They're Interested In Themselves

People

Advertising

Copywriting

Take A Chance! All Life Is A Chance

Overcoming Addiction

Risk

Chance

We All Have Possibilities We Don't Know About. We Can Do Things We Don't Even Dream We Can Do. It's Only When Necessity Faces Us That We Rise To The Occasion And Actually Do The Things That Hitherto Have Seemed Impossible.

Dream

Faces

Impossible

Once I Did Bad And That I Heard Ever. Twice I Did Good, But That I Heard Never.

Heard

Cash Can Buy, But It Takes Enthusiasm To Sell.

Cash

Enthusiasm

Sells

If You Want To Be Enthusiastic, Act Enthusiastic.

Happiness

Success

Fear

Don't Be Afraid To Give Your Best To What Seemingly Are Small Jobs.

Perseverance

Determination

Jobs

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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