Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Genius is a long impatience.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

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...

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

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

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.