Bruce Barton
16 quotes
Biography
"No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man."
"It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such loneliness."
"If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm."
"Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought of His life as business."
"Jesus picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organisation that conquered the world."
"Cereal eating is almost a marker for a healthy lifestyle. It sets you up for the day, so you don't overeat."
"The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do."
"Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln."
"The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision."
"The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are."
"If you can give your son or daughet only one gift, let it be enthusiasm."
"It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls."
"When you're through changing you're through."
"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance."
"If you expect perfection from other people your whole life is a series of disappointments grumbling and complaints. If on the contrary you pitch your expectations low taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped."
"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances."