Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

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 is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.