Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

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 true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

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

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.