Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

And all I had been doing was talking when I should have been listening. I never heard her. From that time on I let her do all the talking she wanted. She tells me what is on her mind, and our relationship has improved immeasurably. She is again a cooperative person.

The two highest levels of influence are achieved when 1) people follow you because of what you've done for them, and 2) people follow you because of who you are. In other words, the highest levels of influence are reached when generosity and trustworthiness surround your behavior.

The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember Life is too short to be little.

But what do average people do? The exact opposite. If they don't like a thing, they bawl out their subordinates; if they do like it, they say nothing.

If that was true of Emerson, isn't it.