Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.

A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.

You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.

The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.

I believe that one becomes stronger emotionally by taking life less personally. If your employer criticizes your report, don't take it personally. Instead, find out what's needed and fix it. If your girlfriend laughs at your tie, don't take it personally. Find another tie or find another girlfriend.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?