The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

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

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

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...

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.