Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

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...

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.