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Take Stock Of Your Fears Now And See How Many Of Them Are Senseless. If You Are Honest With Yourself You Will Probably Find Most Of Them Are Groundless.

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Take Stock Of Your Fears Now And See How Many Of Them Are Senseless. If You Are Honest With Yourself You Will Probably Find Most Of Them Are Groundless.

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Praise Is Like Sunlight To The Warm Human Spirit; We Cannot Flower And Grow Without It. And Yet, While Most Of Us Are Only Too Ready To Apply To Others The Cold Wind Of Criticism, We Are Somehow Reluctant To Give Our Fellow The Warm Sunshine Of Praise.

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.

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Criticism Is Futile Because It Puts A Person On The Defensive And Usually Makes Them Strive To Justify Themselves. Criticism Is Dangerous, Because It Wounds A Person's Precious Pride, Hurts Their Sense Of Importance, And Arouses Resentment.

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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.

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I Know Men And Women Can Banish Worry, Fear And Various Kinds Of Illnesses, And Can Transform Their Lives By Changing Their Thoughts. I Know! I Know! I Know! I Have Seen Such Incredible Transformations Performed Hundreds Of Times. I Have Seen Them So Often That I No Longer Wonder At Them.

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If You Can Be Sure Of Being Right Only 55 Percent Of The Time, You Can Go Down To Wall Street And Make A Million Dollars A Day. If You Can't Be Sure Of Being Right Even 55 Percent Of The Time, Why Should You Tell Other People They Are Wrong?

Talk About Your Own Mistakes Before Criticizing The Other Person.

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Any Fool Can Try To Defend His Or Her Mistakes- And Most Fools Do- But It Raises One Above The Herd And Gives One A Feeling Of Nobility And Exultation To Admit One's Mistakes.

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Ask Questions Instead Of Giving Direct Orders.

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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.

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Today Is Life-the Only Life You Are Sure Of. Make The Most Of Today.

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

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Remember That The People You Are Talking To Are A Hundred Times More Interested In Themselves And Their Wants And Problems Than They Are In You And Your Problems.

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.

Take Charge Of Your Attitude. Don't Let Someone Else Choose It For You.

The Best Things In Life Are Yours, If You Can Appreciate Yourself.

If You Must Make A Mistake, Make A New One Each Time.

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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.

You Are Something New In This World. Never Before, Since The Beginning Of Time, Has There Ever Been Anybody Exactly Like You; And Never Again Throughout All The Ages To Come Will There Ever Be Anybody Exactly Like You Again.

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Good Speakers Usually Find When They Finish That There Have Been Four Versions Of The Speech: The One They Delivered, The One They Prepared, The One The Newspapers Say Was Delivered, And The One On The Way Home They Wish They Had Delivered.

Flaming Enthusiasm, Backed Up By Horse Sense And Persistence, Is The Quality That Most Frequently Makes For Success.

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

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.

You Can Dramatize Your Ideas In Business Or In Any Other Aspect Of Your Life. It’s Easy

We All Have Possibilities We Don't Know About. We Can Do Things We Don't Even Dream We Can Do.

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.

Develop Success From Failures. Discouragement And Failure Are Two Of The Surest Stepping Stones To Success.

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

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

The Resentment That Criticism Engenders Can Demoralize Employees, Family Members And Friends, And Still Not Correct The Situation That Has Been Condemned.

Applause Is A Receipt, Not A Bill.

Do You Remember The Things You Were Worrying About A Year Ago? How Did They Work Out? Didn't You Waste A Lot Of Fruitless Energy On Account Of Most Of Them? Didn't Most Of Them Turn Out All Right After All?

Why Talk About What We Want? That Is Childish. Absurd. Of Course, You Are Interested In What You Want. You Are Eternally Interested In It. But No One Else Is. The Rest Of Us Are Just Like You: We Are Interested In What We Want.

To Be Interesting, Be Interested.

Unjust Criticism Is Usually Disguised Compliment. It Often Means That You Have Aroused Jealously And Envy. Remember That No One Ever Kicks A Dead Log.

Unjust Criticism

When The Fierce, Burning Winds Blow Over Our Lives-and We Cannot Prevent Them-let Us, Too, Accept The Inevitable. And Then Get Busy And Pick Up The Pieces.

All Art Is Autobiographical. You Can Only Create What You Are.

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

Live In The Moment

Listen First. Give Your Opponents A Chance To Talk. Let Them Finish. Do Not Resist, Defend Or Debate. This Only Raises Barriers. Try To Build Bridges Of Understanding.

People Say I'm Cocky, But Am I Supposed To Sit Here And Be Insecure And Not Know Where My Future's Going Or Not Realize That Moviemaking Is The Greatest Thing To Happen To Me?

A Talk Is A Voyage. It Must Be Charted. The Speaker Who Starts Nowhere, Usually Gets There.

Public Speaking

If You Are Wrong, Admit It Quickly And Emphatically.

Influencing People

Win Friends And Influence People

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

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Talk In Terms Of The Other Person's Interests.

Take Stock Of Your Fears Now And See How Many Of Them Are Senseless. If You Are Honest With Yourself You Will Probably Find Most Of Them Are Groundless.

Honest With Yourself

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

Don't Be Afraid To Give Your Best To What Seemingly Are Small Jobs. Every Time You Conquer One It Makes You That Much Stronger. If You Do The Little Jobs Well, The Big Ones Will Tend To Take Care Of Themselves.

The Thing Is To Get The Work Done.

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

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.

No Matter What Happens, Always Be Yourself.

Always Be Yourself

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.

Do The Thing You Fear To Do And Keep On Doing It... That Is The Quickest And Surest Way Ever Yet Discovered To Conquer Fear.

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

Avoid Arguments Like Rattlesnakes And Earthquakes

Act Enthusiastic And You Will Be Enthusiastic.

Enthusiasm For Life

People Like People Who Help Them Like Themselves.

How Often We All Have Heard Speakers Begin By Calling The Attention Of The Audience To Their Lack Of Preparation Or Lack Of Ability. If You Are Not Prepared, The Audience Will Probably Discover It Without Your Assistance.

Men Of Age Object Too Much, Consult Too Long, Adventure Too Little, Repent Too Soon, And Seldom Drive Business Home To The Full Period, But Content Themselves With A Mediocrity Of Success.

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.

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

A Good Deed, "said The Prophet Mohammed, "is One That Brings A Smile Of Joy To The Face Of Another." Why Will Doing A Good Deed Every Day Produce Such Astounding Efforts On The Doer? Because Trying To Please Others Will Cause Us To Stop Thinking Of Ourselves: The Very Thing That Produces Worry And Fear And Melancholia.

Develop Success From Failures. Discouragement And Failure Are Two Of The Surest Steppingstones To Success. No Other Element Can Do So Much For A Man If He Is Willing To Study Them And Make Capital Out Of Them. Look Backward. Can't You See Where Your Failures Have Helped You?

Great Speakers Are Not Born, They're Trained.

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!

Let's Fight For Our Happiness By Following A Daily Program Of Cheerful And Constructive Thinking.

If Half A Century Of Living Has Taught Me Anything At All, It Has Taught Me That Nothing Can Bring You Peace But Yourself.

Self-expression Is The Dominant Necessity Of Human Nature.

Nobody Is More Persuasive Than A Good Listener

'when You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade.' That Is What A Great Educator Does. But The Fool Does The Exact Opposite. If He Finds That Life Has Handed Him A Lemon, He Gives Up And Says, 'i 'm Beaten. It Is Fate. I Haven't Got A Chance.' Then He Proceeds To Rail Against The World And Indulge In An Orgy Of Self-pity .

Each Party Should Gain From The Negotiation.

(a Smile) Costs Nothing, But Creates Much.

Good Leaders Are Scarce; So I'm Following Myself.

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.

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.

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

Much Of The Best Work Of The World Has Been Done Against Seeming Impossibilities.

He Who Treads Softly Goes Far.

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.

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.

Our Trouble Is Not Ignorance, But Inaction.

When Fate Hands You A Lemon, Make Lemonade.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words, And A Smile Says, 'i Like You. You Make Me Happy. I Am Glad To See You.' That Is Why Dogs Make Such A Hit. They Are So Glad To See Us That They Almost Jump Out Of Their Skins. So, Naturally, We Are Glad To See Them.

You Make Me Happy

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

Actions Speak Louder Than Words, And A Smile Says, ‘i Like You. You Make Me Happy. I Am Glad To See You.

You Make Me Happy

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Begin With Praise And Honest Appreciation.

Nothing Else So Inspires And Heartens People As Words Of Appreciation. You And I May Soon Forger The Words Of Encouragement And Appreciation That We Utter Now, But The Person To Whom We Have Spoken Them May Treasure Them And Repeat Them To Themselves Over A Lifetime

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

Criticisms Are Like Homing Pigeons. They Always Return Home.

Stop Worrying And Start Living.

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.

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

Influencing People

You Have It Easily In Your Power To Increase The Sum Total Of This World's Happiness Now. How? By Giving A Few Words Of Sincere Appreciation To Someone Who Is Lonely Or Discouraged. Perhaps You Will Forget Tomorrow The Kind Words You Say Today, But The Recipient May Cherish Them Over A Lifetime.

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.

If You Have Some Idea You Believe In, Don't Listen To The Croaking Chorus. Listen Only To What Your Own Inner Voice Tells You.

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

Looking At The Other Person's Point Of View And Arousing In Him An Eager Want For Something Is Not To Be Construed As Manipulating That Person So That He Will Do Something That Is Only For Your Benefit And His Detriment. Each Party Should Gain From The Negotiation.

Forget Yourself By Becoming Interested In Others. Do Every Day A Good Deed That Will Put A Smile Of Joy On Someone's Face.

You Are Going To Survive. And Good Things Are Going To Start To Happen Again. And One Day You Are Going To Look Back And This Will Not Even Be Such A Bad Thing

Practice, Practice, Practice In Speaking Before An Audience Will Tend To Remove All Fear Of Audiences, Just As Practice In Swimming Will Lead To Confidence And Facility In The Water. You Must Learn To Speak By Speaking.

George Bernard Shaw Was Right. He Summed It All Up When He Said: "the Secret Of Being Miserable Is To Have The Leisure To Bother About Whether You Are Happy Or Not." So Don't Bother To Think About It! Spit On Your Hands And Get Busy. Your Blood Will Start Circulating; Your Mind Will Start Ticking-and Pretty Soon This Whole Positive Upsurge Of Life In Your Body Will Drive Worry From Your Mind. Get Busy. Keep Busy. It's The Cheapest Kind Of Medicine There Is On This Earth-and One Of The Best.

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

Let's Fill Our Minds With Thoughts Of Peace, Courage, Health, And Hope, For "our Life Is What Our Thoughts Make It."

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.

Let Us Not Get So Busy Or Live So Fast That We Can't Listen To The Music Of The Meadow Or The Symphony That Glorifies The Forest. Some Things In The World Are Far More Important Than Wealth; One Of Them Is The Ability To Enjoy Simple Things.

Fear Doesn't Exist Anywhere Except In The Mind.

Live An Active Life Among People Who Are Doing Worthwhile Things, Keep Eyes And Ears And Mind And Heart Open To Absorb Truth, And Then Tell Of The Things You Know, As If You Know Them. The World Will Listen, For The World Loves Nothing So Much As Real Life.

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

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

If You Want To Be Enthusiastic, Act Enthusiastic.

Your Smile Brightens The Lives Of All Who See It.

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

Improving Yourself Is A Lot More Profitable Than Trying To Improve Others.

Improving Yourself

Be A Balanced Optimist. Nobody Is Suggesting That You Become An Oblivious Pollyanna, Pretending That Nothing Bad Can Or Ever Will Happen. Doing So Can Lead To Poor Decisions And Invites People To Take Advantage Of You. Instead, Be A Rational Optimist Who Takes The Good With The Bad, In Hopes Of The Good Ultimately Outweighing The Bad, And With The Understanding That Being Pessimistic About Everything Accomplishes Nothing. Prepare For The Worst But Hope For The Best - The Former Makes You Sensible, And The Latter Makes You An Optimist.

Accomplish Nothing

When You Face A Problem, Solve It Then And There If You Have The Facts Necessary To Make A Decision. Don't Keep Putting Off Decisions.

Life Is Bigger Than Processes And Overflows And Dwarfs Them.

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