Talk to anyone about himself positively and he'll listen without interruption.

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.

...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.

People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves - morning, noon and after dinner.

If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.

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!

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.