Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

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 whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

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

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.