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...

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Every advantage has its tax

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.