Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

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...

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.