A pleasing personality helps you win friends and influence people. Add character to that formula, and keep those friends and maintain that influence.

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.'

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.

People who build hope into their own lives and who share hope with others become powerful people.

Be firm on principle but flexible on method.