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…

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.