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…

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.