Great Throughts Treasury

"Who you are speaks so loudly I can?t hear what you say. It's not so much what you say, but who you're being that communicates."

"Worry is not a virtue. I used to think you weren?t a responsible person unless you worried about things. What kind of parent doesn?t worry about their children? What I?ve come to know is that worry is like prayer in reverse. What you worry about is what you attract."

"Winning isn?t everything, but it?s close. And it?s definitely more fun."

"Writing. Good writing is clear thinking made visible."

"You can be serious about something without being grim. Life?s too short and too precious to spend it being grim."

"You find what you?re looking for. Whether you?re looking for something good or bad, you usually find it. The Universe reveals to us what we focus upon. Look for faults in others and you will surely find them. Look for the good in others and you will see them. Look for excuses, you?ll find them. Look for solutions and you will find THEM."

"Your progress is hindered to the degree that you are upset about where you are. If you?re in Chicago and want to get to LA, it does no good to be upset about being in Chicago. In fact, it detracts from your ability to get to LA. What is, is."

"You can be right or you can be happy. If we?re determined to be right and we try to have everyone think we?re right, we?ll give up a good deal of happiness."