Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
Tell the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then tell them what you’ve said.
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
There is only one way… to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism – and wars.
The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.
Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.
When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.