Every day I pray. I yield myself to God and the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in.

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.

Monotony reveals our limitations.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told.

Suppose you had inherited the same body and temperament and mind that Al Capone had. Suppose you had had his environment and experiences. You would then be precisely what he was. . . . For it is those things - and only those things - that made him what he was. . . . You deserve very little credit for being what you are - and remember, the people who come to you irritated, bigoted, unreasoning, deserve very little discredit for being what they are.

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.