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...

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

A language is like living skin itself.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.