Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

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...

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.