I needed something light and inspiring after a couple of disturbing books. This one hit the mark. There are so many that hit home. Of course, some were much better than others.

Stephen Ambrose quoted Eisenhower "never question another man's motives. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives."

Jeff Bezos quoted his grandfather, " You'll learn one day that it's much harder to be kind than clever."

David Boies quoted his wife to make the decision that you would want your child to make.

Barbara Bush," Give your children the best education, set an example and all the love in the world and independence."

Those are a few that hit me. Some of the stories hit more than the quote like Whoopi. Basically is was to be yourself. There are many essays that the person saying the right words said words of encouragement but there were also others that the person told them they couldn't do something and it affected them the opposite. I think the book was worth reading. Very uplifting stories from people of all walks of life. Politicians, actors, artists, journalists, etc. ( )

very blah - the contributors don't really go deep into the effect of the right words at the right time - it seems like something their managers submitted - and there was nothing unique that i walked away with. i skimmed the book for 20 minutes and put it away ( )