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...

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Nogarden is without its weeds.