God has created the world in play.

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...

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves