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...

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.