“Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.”

An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.

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.

Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.

It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.

Good leaders are scarce; so I’m following myself.

People do things for “their” reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.

The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.

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

The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.

If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people.

People aren’t interested in you. They’re interested in themselves.

If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

If I spread myself too thin, I’m not a good actor, I’m not a good mother, and I’m just really high-strung – and everybody hates me.

Feels good to try, but playing a father, I’m getting a little older. I see now that I’m taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.

Who you are as a person will only be amplified once you are ‘famous,’ so if you had a good heart, then I would imagine you’ll have the same good heart but the means to do even more with it.

Chemistry can be a good and bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it.

The hypocrite takes good advice as an insult.

Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

The Bible is to your soul what bread is to your body. You need it daily. One good meal does not suffice for a lifetime.

The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don’t know if I’ll ever be as good a dad as my dad.