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...

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

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

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.