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.

Patience and perserverance will accomplish more in this world than a brilliant dash. Remember that when something goes wrong.

The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success

Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.

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?

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .