Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.