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...

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.