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?'

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

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…