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…

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

Genius is a long impatience.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

What is well done is done soon enough.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.