Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

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...

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

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

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.