The art of writing is the art of restraint.

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…

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Nogarden is without its weeds.