"Criticism ... makes very little dent upon..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

“No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within.”

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

“The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.”

“Good criticism is very rare and always precious.”

“If the rabble continues to occupy itself with you, then simply don't read that hogwash, but rather leave it for the reptile from whom it has been fabricated.”

“We can never know that a piece of writing is bad unless we have begun by trying to read it as if it was very good and ended by discovering that we were paying the author an undeserved compliment.”

“The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.”

“Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.”

“Once a year ask the boss, "What do I or my people do that helps you to do your job?" and "What do I or my people do that hampers you?"”