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…

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it