“Now before going to a party, I just tell myself to listen with affection to anyone who talks to me... to try to know them without my mind pressing against theirs, or arguing or changing the subject. No. My attitude is: "Tell me more. This person is showing me his soul. It is a little dry and meager and full of grinding talk just now, but presently he will begin to think, not just automatically to talk. He will show his true self. Then he will be wonderfully alive."” ThinkingKnowsTryingMindLittlesPersonsSoulSelfShowsPartyAttitudeAliveSubjectsAffectionArguingDryListenersTrue SelfRelaxationTalk To MeMy Attitude Book:Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings Source: Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings
“Father Mapple paused a little; then kneeling in the pulpit's bows, folded his large brown hands across his chest, uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed kneeling and praying at the bottom of the sea.” EyeFatherPrayerSeaBottomRelaxationKneelingClosed Eyes Author:Herman Melville
“If we were to all sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality.” IfsSinLaughingCirclesOriginalityRelaxation Author:Khalil Gibran
“During periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.” GivingMindSeemsTruthJoyKnowledgeProducePeriodsActivityIntellectualDelightInsightIntuitionRelaxationIntuitiveClarifying Author:Fritjof Capra
“The amount of money you have has got nothing to do with what you earn.. people earning a million dollars a year can have no money and.. People earning $35,000 a year can be quite well off. It's not what you earn, it's what you spend.” PeopleYearsWellsSuccessMoneyMillionsAmountDollarsAssetsEarningMillion DollarsNo MoneyMoney ManagementFrugalEarning Money Author:Paul Clitheroe
“If you want something bad enough and you have that desire, you'll walk to another state or country if you have to.” IfsWantCountryStatesEnoughSuccessDesireWalksWant Something Author:Puff Daddy
“I demand the best. Sleep is forbidden. If you work for me, you have to roll how I roll. Im not really human. Im like a machine.” IfsHumansSuccessSleepDemandMachinesForbidden Author:Puff Daddy
“There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to live it and do it.” InspirationalSuccessAnswersBusiness Woman Author:Anita Roddick
“Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, it's usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is 'fairy lights,' which we boringly refer to as 'Christmas lights.'” StillsDifferentLightNamesSourceChristmasPhrasesFairyFrustrationFavouriteAmusementTorchesBritsFlashlightsChristmas Lights Author:Sloane Crosley
“There are a lot of millionaires being created in China. We should all be seeking that business, and I think there's enough to go around.” ThinkingShouldEnoughSuccessSeekingChinaMillionaire Author:Terrence Lanni