A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.

The best proof of love is trust.

No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.

Feeling gratitude isn't born in us - it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary - to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.

Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.

Marriages, like careers, need constant nurturing... the secret of having it all is loving it all.

Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The hangover comes the day after.

Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they want to save themselves for the man who they think they'll love forever.

Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A.M.

Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable.

Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeling.

Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.

I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.