Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

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...

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.