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...

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

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.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.