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…

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

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

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.