COMMUNICATION/PERSUASION
"It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super-sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners." -- Erma Bombeck
"Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment." -- Pearl Buck
"The 8 key words that will move practically anyone to your side of the issue: 'If you can't do it, I'll definitely understand.'" -- Bob Burg
"Writing is the gold standard of communication. Learn to do it well and see more gold." -- Chris Widener
CONCENTRATION/FOCUS
"Every great human achievement is preceded by extended periods of dedicated, concentrated effort." -- Brian Tracy
"The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there. When you work, work. When you play, play. Don't mix the two." -- Jim Rohn
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm." -- Robert Louis Stevenson
"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
CONTENTMENT
"Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content." -- Helen Keller
"I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all." -- Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure." -- Patch Adams
"Never argue with the inevitable." -- Patricia Fripp
