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...

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer cell.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.