Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

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.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

Nostrength within, no respect without.