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...

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.