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.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.