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„If out of reading this book you get just one thing—an increased tendency to think always in terms of other people’s point of view, and see things from their angle—if you get that one thing out of this book, it may easily prove to be one of the building blocks of your career.“
„Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something. How about the time you gave a large contribution to the Red Cross? Yes, that is no exception to the rule. You gave the Red Cross the donation because you wanted to lend a helping hand; you wanted to do a beautiful, unselfish, divine act.“
„Monotony is poverty, whether in speech or in life.“
„Each time I spoke, I gained a little courage. It took a long while—but today I have more happiness than I ever dreamed possible. In rearing my own children, I have always taught them the lesson I had to learn from such bitter experience: No matter what happens, always be yourself!“
„The average person is more interested in their own name than in all the other names in the world put together.“
„The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.“
„Here is one of the best bits of advice every given about the fine art of human relationships. “If there is any one secret of success,” says Henry Ford, “it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.”“
„A drop of honey can catch more flies than a gallon of gall.“
„I often went fishing up in Maine during the summer. Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn’t bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grasshopper in front of the fish and said: “Wouldn’t you like to have that?”“
„Abilities wither under criticism, they blossom under encouragement.“
„Looking at the other person’s point of view and arousing in him an eager want for something is not to be construed as manipulating that person so that he will do something that is only for your benefit and his detriment. Each party should gain from the negotiation.“
„The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.“
„There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.“
„Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If youwant to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.“
„Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.“
„We are gods in the chrysalis.“
„You are going to survive. And good things are going to start to happen again. And one day you are going to look back and this will not even be such a bad thing“
„The words “Think and Thank” are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches ofEngland. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: “Think and Thank”. Thinkof all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.“
„First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.“
„If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work in the world has been done against seeming impossibilities.“
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