Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

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…

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.