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...

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.