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...

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

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.