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...

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Patience is the art of hoping.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.