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...

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

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

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.