Circumstances don’t make a person; they reveal him or her.
It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.
No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart… it comes from being alive.
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.
The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness… an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.
The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.
We have to shore this thing up like a New Orleans levy.
When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. – Henry Ford
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do. – Dale Carnegie
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. – Dale Carnegie
Life is not fair; get used to it. – Bill Gates
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping. – Dale Carnegie
Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. – Dale Carnegie
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. – Andrew Carnegie
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.