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

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.