If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...