Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.

Be yourself' is good advice, unless you notice that people are always excusing themselves and moving away from you. In that case, try being someone else!

The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people and to a richer, fuller life for themselves.

Spare me the people who ask, 'Have you thought about ... losing weight, hiring an assistant, buying a Pentium, working with an etiquette specialist, coloring your hair?

Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.

It's not what you know or who you know, but who knows you.

Ninety percent of the people in any group are nice, raised to be polite, and have more in common than not.