"Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible."

"Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow"

"A masterful retreat is itself a victory"

"Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be."

"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have."

"Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind,deliberately voice a positive one to cancel it out."

"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination."

"Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are capable of greater things than we realize."

"We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors."

"The ''how'' thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ''ifs.''"

"Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover... refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives."

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."

"It is a fact that you project what you are."

"When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor."

"Imagination is the true magic carpet."

"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination."

"Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on."

"Help us to be thankful for this day and every day and treat each one as a preciousgem to be filled to the full with meaning and with love."

"The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results."

"Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast."

"Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact"

"First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ''I believe,'' three times."

"When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously."

"When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him."

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure"

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are."

"Don't take tomorrow to bed with you."

"Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once."

"The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have."

"You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever-increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction."

"Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you."

"Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do"

"There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment."

"If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind."

"Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk to much."

"I really believe kids want to do well. It's a coach's job to create an environment for them to be successful."

"Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them."

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."

"It's always too early to quit."

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

"Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them."

"The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence."

"We tend to get what we expect."

"If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal."

"Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong"

"The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism."

"You would think that economy would be one of the easiest habits in the world to break but it isn't."

"Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory."

"Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle."

"Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm"