Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Genius is a long impatience.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

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…

Nothing is a permanent except change.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.