Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

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...

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

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

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech