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90% of all management problems are caused by miscommunication.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

A boil on a man's neck is more important to him than 40 floods in India

Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.' That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.

A good deed, "said the prophet Mohammed, "is one that brings a smile of joy to the face of another." Why will doing a good deed every day produce such astounding efforts on the doer? Because trying to please others will cause us to stop thinking of ourselves: the very thing that produces worry and fear and melancholia.

All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.

All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the past together again. So let's remember: Don't try to saw sawdust.

Almost all the progress ever made in human thought has been made by the Doubting Thomas's, the questioners, the challengers, the show-me crowd.

An argument would have begun to steam and boil and sputter - and you know how arguments end. Even if I had convinced him that he was wrong, his pride would have made it difficult for him to back down and give in.

An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the minds and hearts of his hearers.

An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, "Things that never happened.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes- and most fools do- but it raises one above the herd and gives one a feeling of nobility and exultation to admit one's mistakes.

Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.

Appreciation is the legal tender that all souls enjoy.

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

Arouse in the other person an eager want.

arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. Intelligence is like underwear, everyone has it, but you don't have to show it off. The expression a woman wears on her face is more important than the clothes she wears on her back.

Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the weary, sunshine to those who are frowning, and hope to those who are hopeless and defeated. A smile is so valuable that it can't be bought, begged, borrowed, or taken away against your will. You have to be willing to give a smile away before it can do anyone else any good. So if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a smile, let him have one of yours anyway. Nobody needs a smile as much as the person who has none to give.

A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there.

Avoid Arguments Like Rattlesnakes And Earthquakes

Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen. Doing so can lead to poor decisions and invites people to take advantage of you. Instead, be a rational optimist who takes the good with the bad, in hopes of the good ultimately outweighing the bad, and with the understanding that being pessimistic about everything accomplishes nothing. Prepare for the worst but hope for the best - the former makes you sensible, and the latter makes you an optimist.

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

Become genuinely interested in other people.

Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest.

Begin with praise and honest appreciation.

...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.

Be honest, Look for areas where you can admit error and say so. Apologize for your mistakes. It will help disarm your opponents and reduce defensiveness.

Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.

Bitter criticism caused the sensitive Thomas Hardy, one of the finest novelists ever to enrich English literature, to give up forever the writing of fiction. Criticism drove Thomas Chatterton, the English poet, to suicide. . . . Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

By all means take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety.

By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment.

By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.

By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.

Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell.

Check up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what improvement, what lessons you have learned for the future.

Close your eyes. You might try saying. . . something like this: "The sun is shining overhead. The sky is blue and sparkling. Nature is calm and in control of the world-and I, as nature's child, am in tune with the Universe." Or-better still-pray!

Confusion is the main cause of worry

Create accomplishment from disappointments. Demoralization and disappointment are two of the surest going stones to achievement.

criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurt his sense of importace and arouse resentment.

Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.

Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career.

Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home.

Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest steppingstones to success. No other element can do so much for a man if he is willing to study them and make capital out of them. Look backward. Can't you see where your failures have helped you?