Some people act as if it were demeaning to their manhood to wish to be well-read but you can no more be a healthy person mentally without reading substantial books than you can be a vigorous person physically without eating solid food. Books should be chosen, not for their freedom from evil, but for their possession of good. Dr. Johnson said: "Whilst you stand deliberating which book your son shall read first, another boy has read both."
Earl NightingaleMost people think they want more money than they really do, and they settle for a lot less than they could get
Earl NightingaleWhatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Earl NightingaleThe person with just one good idea is a thousand times better off than the person with no good ideas.
Earl NightingaleOur environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitude and expectations. If we feel that our environment could stand some improvement, we can bring about that change for the better by improving our attitude. The world plays no favorites. It's impersonal. It doesn't care who succeeds and who fails. Nor does it care if we change. Our attitude toward life doesn't affect the world and the people in it nearly as much as it affects us.
Earl Nightingale