Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

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...

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.