the more thoughtful you are of others, the more thoughtful they will be of you. The more you respect them, the more you will win their respect.

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.

Never try to look into both eyes at the same time. Switch your gaze from one eye to the other. That signals warmth and sincerity.

One difference between a conviction and a prejudice is that a conviction can be explained without getting angry.

A good rule for discussion is to use hard facts and a soft voice.

We don't criticize. Criticism is an enemy. You've got to make loving, positive suggestions.

Shyness is I-ness. Shyness is really wondering if you have other people's approval.

THE RIGHTPOEM FINDS US EXACTLY WHEN IT NEEDS TO.—ATTICUS

Is it better to have bronze than copper and tin separately? Is this the marker of some historic advance?

The best career advice to give to the young is, 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.'

You seem so clear about who you are. So certain that you are just right as you are, that for all your intelligence and maybe in spite of it, you never seem to need a second opinion.

Sweet April! many a thought Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed; Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought, Life's golden fruit is shed.

Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.

Always seek the general and never quite trust it.

I've been angst-ridden all my life, but finally I'm in a place where things don't matter so much.

I was a hundred-percent sick, I felt as if I had no further use for my legs, they just hung over the edge of my bed like unimportant and rather ridiculous objects.

Let him who is without guilt cast the first stone. A trap. Because then he will be no longer without guilt.