Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

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…

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Our distrust is very expensive.