When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

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...

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

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

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.