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...

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.