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...

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.