Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

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...

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.