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.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

God has created the world in play.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.