A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

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...

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

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

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.