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...

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.