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...

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

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

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.