It may take practice to think more positively and more compassionately, but just as you must train a puppy to behave the way you want it to, you must train your mind to behave itself. Otherwise, like the puppy, your mind will just make a lot of messes.

Tom or Thomas Barrett may refer to:
Tom Barrett (baseball) (born 1960) former player for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox
Tom Barrett (entrepreneur) (1835–1926) businessman who founded Glendale California
Tom Barrett (footballer) (born 1934) former English footballer with Plymouth Argyle and Chester
Tom Barrett (politician) (born 1953) Mayor of Milwaukee and three-time candidate for Governor of Wisconsin
Tom Barrett (riding mechanic) (1891–1924) motor-racing riding-mechanic whose death during a race led to the end of the practice
Tomás Bairéad (1893–1973) Irish author and nationalist
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