The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

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…

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.