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…

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

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.