“Call it anything else if you willfear, anxiety, nervousness, sweatingbut shyness is the historic word for it.”

“Hope can give you wings, persistence, and energy. If youre out of work, and want to stay upbeat, thengreet the sunrise, go for a walk, count your blessings, listen to beautiful music, drink more wa...”

“Not just one way to describe ourselves, but two ways, at least.Not just one way to hunt for a job, but two ways, at least.Not just one kind of job to hunt for, but two kinds of jobs, at least.Not j...”

“As most of us know, the proper attitude toward ourselves is called good self-esteem. But self-esteem isan art. An art of balance. A balance between thinking too little of ourselves, and thinking to...”

“..it is helpful to think of yourlife not in terms of work but in terms of musicparticularly a symphony. A symphony, traditionally, hasfour parts to itfour movements, as theyre called. So does Life....”

“High tech needs to be complemented by high touch.”

“What is literature, and why do I try to write about it? I dont know. Likewise, I dont know why I go on living, most of the time. But this not knowing is precisely what I want to preserve. As reader...”

“What is it about the American obsession with productivity and responsibility that makes it so difficult for us to allow ourselves a little time to solve the puzzle of our own lives, before its too ...”

“I truly dont understand why at every Q and A, someone always asks, Do you have a routine? or Do you write every morning? Why those questions remain interesting, I really have no idea. But since no ...”

“Thats when I first learned that it wasnt enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it.”

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“Being by his faith replaced afresh in paradise and created anew, he (the believer)does not need works for his justification, but that he may not be idle, but that he may exercise his own body and p...”