Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.