The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear. -William Jennings BryanClass is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class hasnothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and se

lf-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life. -Ann LandersSkill and confidence are an unconquered army. -George HerbertThere is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us. -Orison Swett MardenAs soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. -Johann Wolfgang vonGoetheRid yourself of this I-am-a-poor-worm-in-the-dust idea. You are a god, with infinite capabilities. -Dale Carnegie & J. Berg EsenwinThe secret with me is that in success as in failure, in the consciousness of mydoing as in my habits, I am myself. There are a great many who dare not, or lackthe ability, to be themselves. -Björnstjerne Björnson, from "Short Stories"

This is the temptation of the time: as the bulk of men think, so think you, andas the bulk of men say, so say you, and as the bulk of christian professors talk, so talk you. -Charles SpurgeonWhen confronting ask descriptive questions instead of evaluative questions. -UnknownAnyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation. -Edward R. MurrowLabor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience. -110 Rules of CivilityTo find the meaning of an idea, we must examine the consequences to which it leads in action, otherwise dispute about it may be without end and will surely be without fruit. -Charles PierceAll sins cast long shadows. -Irish proverbAll science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases man's ability to predict the consequences of his actionsand thus his ability to control future events. -Lawrence J. Peter

Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, ease after war, death after life doesgreatly please. -Edmund SpenserBe not tedious in discourse, make not many digressions, nor repeat often the same matter of discourse. -110 Rules of CivilitySpeak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody. -Benjamin FranklinDo not betray even to your friend to much of your real purposes and thoughts. Inconversation ask questions oftener than you express opinions and when you speak

, offer data and information rather than beliefs and judgments. -Francis BaconLet your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive. -110 Rulesof CivilityIt is not every question that deserves an answer. -Publius SyrusThere are three things in speech that ought to be considered before some thingsare spoken--the manner, the place and the time. -SoutheyHe who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases when he has no more to say, is in possession of some of the best requisitesof man. -Lavater

Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but, far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. -G.A. SalaMany can argue, not many converse. -A. Bronson AlcottThe first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. -William TempleIn my whole life I have only known ten or twelve persons with whom it was pleasant to speak--i.e., who keep to the subject, do not repeat themselves, and do nottalk of themselves; men who do not listen to their own voice, who are cultivate

d enough not to lose themselves in commonplaces, and, lastly, who possess tact and good taste enough not to elevate their own persons above their subjects. -Metternich

 

When the sea rises all the boats rise with it. -Rick PitinoThe corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing onlyin contemplation of law. -John Marshall

Every year the dollar cost of corporate crime to Americans is over ten times greater than the combined arsons, robberies, burglaries and auto thefts committed by individuals. One in five of America's 500 largest corporations has been convicted of at least one major crime or has paid civil penalties for serious misbehavior. -Gerry SpenceNo science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.-Jacob BronowskiCorruption wins not more than honesty. -William ShakespeareThe mind grows narrow in proportion as the soul grows corrupt. -RousseauGreat spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. -Albert EinsteinDoubt indulged becomes doubt realized. To determine to do anything is half the battle. Courage is victory, timidity is defeat. -NelsonCourage is knowing what not to fear. -PlatoYou can gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . .You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. -Eleanor RooseveltPray about everything and fear nothing. -Joyce MyersIf I falter, push me on. If I stumble, pick me up. If I retreat, shoot me. -Motto of the French Foreign LegionIf God be with us, everything that is impossible becomes possible. -Greek ProverbStep on your fear and it will turn into courage. -Bob LeeCourage charms us, because it indicates that a man loves an idea better than allthings in the world, that he is thinking neither of his bed, nor his dinner, no

r his money, but will venture all to put in act the invisible thought of his mind. -Ralph Waldo EmersonFatigue makes cowards of us all. -Vince LombardiNo pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an unchartedland, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. -Helen KellerIf you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. -Michael JordanCourage is fear holding on a minute longer. -General George PattonTo go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform. -Theodore H. White