There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.

Always avoid the acute angle.

The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Let's do as General Eisenhower does: let's never waste a minute thinking about people we don't like.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

In looking over a letter of one of his assistants, he would say, Maybe if we were to phrase it this way it would be better. He always gave people the opportunity to do things themselves; he never told his assistants to do things; he let them do them, let them learn from their mistakes.

What has habit been doing to me?