Use softwords and hard arguments.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side