Quotes from David Viscott

Unfortunately, some parents simply don't love their children. Probably they don't even love themselves. That may be the heart of their problem. Having parents like this is a terrible burden for any child and can shadow him all through life. It can even destroy him.

To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

A home is a place in time. And no place stays the same after you finally grow up and leave it. No place can ever change as much as the person who grows up there.

If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.

In other relationships, it may be permissible to overpower people, but not between people who are living together. That relationship is supposed to be between equals.

People now feel time accelerating. Lists allow them to feel some sense of accomplishment.

When you respond to an unreasonable person by getting emotional, you give them victory. How do you manage unreasonable people? You dismiss them. Like shadows

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.

If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.

Frequently, visualization is the key to lose weight. Imagine yourself with your desired body, and work for it. At some point in the future, this wish will come true.

Take the best action toward your most important goal right now.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.