Praise

'Praise is like the sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower & grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of critisism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellow the warm sunshine of praise.'

- Jess Lair

Books

'...if you are able to read books & enjoy them & love them, you've got the whole world of literature at your feet.'

- Roald Dahl

One important law of human conduct

'Always make the other person feel important.'

- Dale Carnegie

Women

'There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.'

- Helena Rubinstein

An open mind

'The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along & trying to put things in it.'

- Terry Pratchett

Anger

'Anyone can become angry - that is easy. but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose & in the right way - this is not easy.'

-Aristotle

Free press

'To enjoy the inestimable blessings of a free press it is necessary to tolerate the ills that it endangers.'

- De Tocqueville

Temperament is not destiny

'Our emotional capacities is not a given; with the right learning, they can be improved.'

- Daniel Goleman

Boredom

'It's amazing what positive virtues, of kindness, sympathy & community spirit, can spring from the simple negative condition of not being bored.'

- Jane Shilling

Make a difference in a lonely person's life today.

'Take a colleague to lunch, make a call to a family member, deliver a bunch of flowers or a thoughtful little gift (chocolates, a book or magazine). A visit to someone in an Old age home... There are so many posibilities. - Just do someting today to make someone feel that they are worth something. You will get back much more. - DO IT!'

- Anne Jeffrey

Humour

'Humour is the shortest distance between people.'

- Victor Borge

Freedom to choose

'Live YOUR values, not other people's.'

- Anonymous

Talent

'What you refuse to use,
you will surely loose.'

- Ted Engstrom

'Interesting people...

... don't give up on life, they just find something new, worthwhile & fun to do!'

- Fiona Harold

Failure

'... failure isn't fatal.'

- Mike Ditka

'My definition of a free society...

... is one where it is safe to be unpopular.'

- Adlai Stevenson

Forget IQ

'Brains may come in useful, as may social class & luck, but as a predictor of who will succeed in any area of life, EQ (Emotional Quotient) is the thing to worry about.'

- Good Housekeeping, on 'Emotional Intelligence.' by Daniel Goleman