Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.

On Christmas morning, our joy or our happiness can be at a very high level, not because of our anticipation of what we might receive but, rather, in anticipation of watching our loved ones open our gifts to them. In fact, if we're not careful, we can fail to register sufficient excitement and joy upon opening the gifts we receive from others. We must remember that they are happiest at that time and to give them top billing, to stretch their happiness to its full length.

Without a goal we are much like the man with a boat and nowhere to go. Goals give us the drive and energy we need to remain on track long enough for their accomplishment.

Real evils can be either cured or endured; it is only imaginary evils that make people anxiety-ridden for a lifetime.

There are times for all of us when all the laughter seems to be gone, but we should not permit these periods to last too long. When we've lost our sense of humor, there isn't very much left. We become ridiculous. We must then go to war against the whole world, and that's a war we cannot win.