If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

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...

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

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.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.