Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia
Trust is a core currency of any relationship. Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. The truth: People are much more capable than we think. A hearty dose of trust is often what's needed to unlock the magic. Go ahead, have faith. Kris Carr
Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers. Willie Stargell
Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect. Bryant H.McGill
Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. Jonathan Carroll
Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job. Lynn Swann
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.Confucius
Voice has power - credit often goes to those who speak up, not necessarily those who do the work.Pran Krishna Paul
We don't often look into these unpleasant details of our great struggle. We all prefer to think that every man who wore the blue or gray was a Philip Sidney at heart. Rebecca Harding Davis
What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. Benjamin Disraeli
What sort of person you grow into should not be achieved by default, and often that's exactly what happens to kids. I see literature as a method of guidance, information, and contemplation, and consider it the greatest compliment possible when a reader tells me that a book of mine really made him/her think. Wendelin Van Draanen
When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem. Greg Louganis