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.

If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can't radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to get something out of the other person in return—if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve.

That is what every successful person loves: the game. The chance for self-expression. The chance to prove his or her worth, to excel, to win. That is what makes foot-races, and hog-calling, and pie-eating contests. The desire to excel. The desire for a feeling of importance.

Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.

A man usually has two reasons for doing a thing: the one that sounds good and the real one.

Think and Thank. Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.

When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means—we have everything to gain!