Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

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...

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Our distrust is very expensive.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.