Stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

Even after the greatest defeats, the depressing thought of being a failure is best combated by taking stock of all your past achievements.

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise

Random search for data on ... off-chance is hardly scientific. A questionnaire on 'Intellectual Immoralities' was circulated by a well-known institution. 'Intellectual Immorality No. 4' read: 'Generalizing beyond one's data'. [Wilder Dwight] Bancroft asked whether it would not be more correct to word question no. 4 'Not generalizing beyond one's data.

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.