Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.