Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Ability is poor men's wealth

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

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…

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.