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…

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.