Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

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…

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Those who trust us educate us.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.