People whoare too

People whoare too
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...
  

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There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.
If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.
There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.
A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.
Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.
Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.
Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.
Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.