We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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...

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned