Habit: the shackles of the free

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

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…

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Thereare two sides to every question.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.