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

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 happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.