A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

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.

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.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Power comes from sincere service

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

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…

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.