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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The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people
The weaknesses of many make leader possible.
We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
Remember when feminisit movements were something men gathered on street corners to admire as the girls strolled by
We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.
Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.
Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history
A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.
There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.