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…

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.