Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

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...

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.