Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

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.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.