The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

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...

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.