#mo

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#about #blooming #dreaming #enjoying #garden

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#hands #lemon #lemonade #make #you

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#develop #enthusiasm #get #gusto #hobby

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#heart #him #man #most #road

In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be. ↗

— Robert Caro

#ballot #ballot box #better #box #choices

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy. ↗

— Robert Caro

#important #minority #right

I sometimes feel that if your book sells more than 20 years, then there's something in it that you can say, gee, I did something that endures, that's timeless. ↗

— Robert Caro

#did #endures #feel #gee #i

I think President Obama has done more than he is given credit for. ↗

— Robert Caro

#done #given #i #i think #more

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in a sense writing for publication. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#his #however #man #moment #paper

I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world. ↗

— Robert Caro

#country #creating #first #had #hill