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"Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship." — Epicurus
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free...and discover that the prisoner was you." — Lewis B. Smede
"There is no greater gift one can give another than sincere appreciation." — Rick Forgay
"Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." — George Elio
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” — Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism
“If you give someone too much too soon, they’ll fall in love with your hand and not your heart.”
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." — Benjamin Franklin
“A stranger is only a friend you haven’t met yet.”
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” — Kobe Bryant
"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important." — Mary Kay Ash
"When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there." — George Harrison
"If one person's life is changed from what I go through, it will be worth it." — I Still Believe
"What do you want to give people?"
"Stop making promises that aren't yours to make."
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” — Ernest Hemingway
"We have different mountains and rivers, but we share the same sun, same moon and the same sky."
"We are waves of the same sea, leaves from the same tree, flowers from the same garden." — Seneca
“There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between.” ― Thomas Beecham
“To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.” ― Igor Stravinsky
“I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.” ― Duke Ellington
"You can't help anybody if you don't know the right story to tell." — Jack Cash, Walk The Line
"The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains." — Josephine Bake
"Men and women should stay apart, till their hearts grow gentle towards one another again." — D. H. Lawrence
“Together, everyone achieves more.” — John Maxwell
"Human beings cannot live without stories." — Phyllis Theroux
Theroux, P. (2022). "Reading to my Mother." Phi Kappa Phi Forum, Spring 2022. p.16-17
"The need for connection and community is primal—as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food." — Dean Ornish
“Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact.” — Martha Beck
“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” — Rollo May
“The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.” — Myles Munroe
“Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.” — Mason Cooley
“Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.” — Alexander the Great
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” — Mark Twain
“Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.” — Eric Sevareid
“We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone; but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.” — Walter Anderson
“It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.” — Graham Greene
“Trust is the first step to love.” — Munshi Premchand
“Trust is built with consistency.” — Lincoln Chafee
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.” — Frank Crane
“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.” — Bo Bennett
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” — George MacDonald
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ― Ernest Hemingway
"I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow." —Abraham Lincoln
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." — Bryant H. McGill
“Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“A society that best protected its members from grief and depression would organize its relationships so that they were as stable, predictable, understandable, and careful of attachments as humanly possible,” Marris wrote. “And the qualities of behavior that would need to inform such relationships—sensitivity, responsiveness, mutual understanding, consistency, ability to negotiate—are very much the same as those which create secure attachment.” — Peter Marris, “The Social Construction of Uncertainty” Marris, P. (2015). “The social construction of uncertainty.” Attachment Across the Life Cycle. Routledge.
“People are less likely to be overwhelmed by disruptive events, and will recover from them more quickly, if they can be sustained by supportive relationships which continue.” — Peter Marris, “The Social Construction of Uncertainty”
“We can overcome adversity by building resilience through relationships.” --
“Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.” — Ben Stein
“The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.” — Harvey Mackay
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” ― Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
“Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?" "Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― Carl Gustav Jung
“The good life is built with good relationships.” — Robert J. Waldinger
“Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.” — Anthony J. D'Angelo
‘In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.” — Graham Greene
“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” — Henry Winkler
“Relationships feed on credibility, honesty, and consistency.” — Scott Borchetta
“We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.” — Joyce Meyer
“Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.” — Wayne Dyer
“A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.” — David Lammy
“Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So, if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.” — Larry King
“Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.” — Ambrose Bierce
“Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go.” — e. e. cummings
“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.” — John Marshall
“Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.” — Russell Baker
“Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.” — Plutarch
“The first duty of love is to listen.” — Paul Tillich
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” — Epictetus
“Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.” — Stephen Covey
“You can’t lead others until you first learn to lead yourself.” — Andy Frisella
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — John C. Maxwell
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller
“When you're focused on your enemy, then you are ignoring your allies.” — Stacey Abrams
“Wars teach us not to love our enemies, but to hate our allies.” — W. L. George
“Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.” — Willie Nelson
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” — Irish Saying
“It is in the shadow of each other that the people live.” — Irish Saying
“An artist respects the silence that serves the foundation of creativity.” — Douglas Levison
"You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you." — Jesse Tevelow
“We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.” — Joyce Meyer
“Show [people] that you admire, value, and love them as individuals, rather than just as producers.” — Herb Kelleher (Founder, Southwest Airlines)
“Always do everything you ask of those you command.” — George S. Patton
“What you cannot enforce, do not commend.” — Sophocles
“Learn to obey before you command.” — Olon
“If you command wisely, you’ll be obeyed cheerfully.” — Thomas Fuller
“Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.” — Constantin Brancusi
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” ― John Wooden
“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.” ― John Wooden
“No one learns as much about a subject as one who is forced to teach it.” ― Peter Drucker
“Coaching is the universal language of change and learning.” — CNN
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth.” — John Whitmore
“The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.” ― Ovid
“Encourage, lift and strengthen one another. For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us all. For we are connected, one and all.” ― Deborah Day
“It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be.” ― Sanhita Baruah
“I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.” — Michael J. Fox
“One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” ― Shannon L. Alder
“When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available.” ― Roy T. Bennett (The Light in the Heart)
“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson
“As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.” — Jessica Jackley
“When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.” — James H. Boren
“It’s not enough to delegate a task. Give the person the responsibility and authority to get it done.” ― Frank Sonnenberg, Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
“I’ve seen too many leaders misunderstand leadership for legacy. Even the most experienced leaders will divide instead of delegate and incite instead of unite to advance hidden personal agendas.” ― Richie Norton
“The ability to delegate begins with believing in the potential of people.” — Paul J. Meyer
“You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.” — Byron Dorgan
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.” — John C. Maxwell
“And I can fight only for something that I love, love only what I respect, and respect only what I at least know.” ― Adolf Hitler
“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.” — William Lyon Phelps
“There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.” — Henri Frederic Amiel
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” — Bryant H. McGill
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ― Winston S. Churchill
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” — Lao Tzu
“Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.” ― Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina)
“If you want to persuade, appeal to interest, not to reason.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Persuasion can go through obstacles that force cannot.” — Yusuf A. Leinge
“Influence is the compass. Persuasion is the map.” — Joseph Wong
“The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.” — Thomas Babington Macaulay
“The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.” — Mark Skousen
“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be creditable; to be credible we must be truthful.” ― Edward R. Murrow
“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.” ― Desmond Tutu (Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]
“The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit.” — Milton Friedman
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.” — Robert Quillen
“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” — H. L. Hunt
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Every man lives by exchanging.” ― Adam Smith
“I’m a strong believer in stating your position and not wavering.” — Mitt Romney
“Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.” — John Adams
“Position yourself well enough and circumstances will do the rest.” — Mason Cooley
“It is a great thing to be intent on using power and position properly” ― Anuj Jasani
“Through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time.” — Steven Spielberg
“The key to victory lies more in manipulation and cooperation than in exceptional personal skills.” — Yuval Noah Harari
“Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb (The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms)
“If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.” ― Paulo Coelho
“Intimidation doesn't last very long.” — Lenny Wilkens
“Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.” — Proverbs 31:9
“Never dull your shine for somebody else.” — Tyra Banks
“We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.” — Joyce Meyer
“I love when people are transparent with me, naturally, and don’t force me to rad them and use may intuition to see their true intentions. Be exactly who and what you say you are with me, save us both the time and energy, because that’s the time and energy we could spend truly connecting.” — Shams Tabrïz
“Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life, it’ll change yours.” — Mandy Hale
"When people nearby are not befriended, there is no use endeavoring to attract those at a distance." — Mozi
“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that is the essence of inhumanity.” — George Bernard Shaw (The Devil's Disciple)
“A guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella.” — Slim (Of Mice and Men)
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free...and discover that the prisoner was you." — Lewis B. Smede
"There is no greater gift one can give another than sincere appreciation." — Rick Forgay
"Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." — George Elio
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” — Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism
“If you give someone too much too soon, they’ll fall in love with your hand and not your heart.”
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." — Benjamin Franklin
“A stranger is only a friend you haven’t met yet.”
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” — Kobe Bryant
"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important." — Mary Kay Ash
"When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there." — George Harrison
"If one person's life is changed from what I go through, it will be worth it." — I Still Believe
"What do you want to give people?"
"Stop making promises that aren't yours to make."
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” — Ernest Hemingway
"We have different mountains and rivers, but we share the same sun, same moon and the same sky."
"We are waves of the same sea, leaves from the same tree, flowers from the same garden." — Seneca
“There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between.” ― Thomas Beecham
“To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.” ― Igor Stravinsky
“I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.” ― Duke Ellington
"You can't help anybody if you don't know the right story to tell." — Jack Cash, Walk The Line
"The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains." — Josephine Bake
"Men and women should stay apart, till their hearts grow gentle towards one another again." — D. H. Lawrence
“Together, everyone achieves more.” — John Maxwell
"Human beings cannot live without stories." — Phyllis Theroux
Theroux, P. (2022). "Reading to my Mother." Phi Kappa Phi Forum, Spring 2022. p.16-17
"The need for connection and community is primal—as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food." — Dean Ornish
“Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact.” — Martha Beck
“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” — Rollo May
“The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.” — Myles Munroe
“Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.” — Mason Cooley
“Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.” — Alexander the Great
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” — Mark Twain
“Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.” — Eric Sevareid
“We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone; but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.” — Walter Anderson
“It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.” — Graham Greene
“Trust is the first step to love.” — Munshi Premchand
“Trust is built with consistency.” — Lincoln Chafee
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.” — Frank Crane
“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.” — Bo Bennett
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” — George MacDonald
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ― Ernest Hemingway
"I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow." —Abraham Lincoln
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." — Bryant H. McGill
“Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“A society that best protected its members from grief and depression would organize its relationships so that they were as stable, predictable, understandable, and careful of attachments as humanly possible,” Marris wrote. “And the qualities of behavior that would need to inform such relationships—sensitivity, responsiveness, mutual understanding, consistency, ability to negotiate—are very much the same as those which create secure attachment.” — Peter Marris, “The Social Construction of Uncertainty” Marris, P. (2015). “The social construction of uncertainty.” Attachment Across the Life Cycle. Routledge.
“People are less likely to be overwhelmed by disruptive events, and will recover from them more quickly, if they can be sustained by supportive relationships which continue.” — Peter Marris, “The Social Construction of Uncertainty”
“We can overcome adversity by building resilience through relationships.” --
“Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.” — Ben Stein
“The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.” — Harvey Mackay
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” ― Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
“Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?" "Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― Carl Gustav Jung
“The good life is built with good relationships.” — Robert J. Waldinger
“Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.” — Anthony J. D'Angelo
‘In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.” — Graham Greene
“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” — Henry Winkler
“Relationships feed on credibility, honesty, and consistency.” — Scott Borchetta
“We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.” — Joyce Meyer
“Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.” — Wayne Dyer
“A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.” — David Lammy
“Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So, if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.” — Larry King
“Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.” — Ambrose Bierce
“Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go.” — e. e. cummings
“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.” — John Marshall
“Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.” — Russell Baker
“Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.” — Plutarch
“The first duty of love is to listen.” — Paul Tillich
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” — Epictetus
“Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.” — Stephen Covey
“You can’t lead others until you first learn to lead yourself.” — Andy Frisella
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — John C. Maxwell
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller
“When you're focused on your enemy, then you are ignoring your allies.” — Stacey Abrams
“Wars teach us not to love our enemies, but to hate our allies.” — W. L. George
“Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.” — Willie Nelson
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” — Irish Saying
“It is in the shadow of each other that the people live.” — Irish Saying
“An artist respects the silence that serves the foundation of creativity.” — Douglas Levison
"You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you." — Jesse Tevelow
“We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.” — Joyce Meyer
“Show [people] that you admire, value, and love them as individuals, rather than just as producers.” — Herb Kelleher (Founder, Southwest Airlines)
“Always do everything you ask of those you command.” — George S. Patton
“What you cannot enforce, do not commend.” — Sophocles
“Learn to obey before you command.” — Olon
“If you command wisely, you’ll be obeyed cheerfully.” — Thomas Fuller
“Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.” — Constantin Brancusi
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” ― John Wooden
“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.” ― John Wooden
“No one learns as much about a subject as one who is forced to teach it.” ― Peter Drucker
“Coaching is the universal language of change and learning.” — CNN
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth.” — John Whitmore
“The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.” ― Ovid
“Encourage, lift and strengthen one another. For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us all. For we are connected, one and all.” ― Deborah Day
“It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be.” ― Sanhita Baruah
“I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.” — Michael J. Fox
“One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” ― Shannon L. Alder
“When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available.” ― Roy T. Bennett (The Light in the Heart)
“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson
“As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.” — Jessica Jackley
“When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.” — James H. Boren
“It’s not enough to delegate a task. Give the person the responsibility and authority to get it done.” ― Frank Sonnenberg, Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
“I’ve seen too many leaders misunderstand leadership for legacy. Even the most experienced leaders will divide instead of delegate and incite instead of unite to advance hidden personal agendas.” ― Richie Norton
“The ability to delegate begins with believing in the potential of people.” — Paul J. Meyer
“You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.” — Byron Dorgan
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.” — John C. Maxwell
“And I can fight only for something that I love, love only what I respect, and respect only what I at least know.” ― Adolf Hitler
“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.” — William Lyon Phelps
“There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.” — Henri Frederic Amiel
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” — Bryant H. McGill
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ― Winston S. Churchill
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” — Lao Tzu
“Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.” ― Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina)
“If you want to persuade, appeal to interest, not to reason.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Persuasion can go through obstacles that force cannot.” — Yusuf A. Leinge
“Influence is the compass. Persuasion is the map.” — Joseph Wong
“The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.” — Thomas Babington Macaulay
“The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.” — Mark Skousen
“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be creditable; to be credible we must be truthful.” ― Edward R. Murrow
“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.” ― Desmond Tutu (Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]
“The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit.” — Milton Friedman
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.” — Robert Quillen
“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” — H. L. Hunt
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Every man lives by exchanging.” ― Adam Smith
“I’m a strong believer in stating your position and not wavering.” — Mitt Romney
“Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.” — John Adams
“Position yourself well enough and circumstances will do the rest.” — Mason Cooley
“It is a great thing to be intent on using power and position properly” ― Anuj Jasani
“Through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time.” — Steven Spielberg
“The key to victory lies more in manipulation and cooperation than in exceptional personal skills.” — Yuval Noah Harari
“Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb (The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms)
“If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.” ― Paulo Coelho
“Intimidation doesn't last very long.” — Lenny Wilkens
“Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.” — Proverbs 31:9
“Never dull your shine for somebody else.” — Tyra Banks
“We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.” — Joyce Meyer
“I love when people are transparent with me, naturally, and don’t force me to rad them and use may intuition to see their true intentions. Be exactly who and what you say you are with me, save us both the time and energy, because that’s the time and energy we could spend truly connecting.” — Shams Tabrïz
“Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life, it’ll change yours.” — Mandy Hale
"When people nearby are not befriended, there is no use endeavoring to attract those at a distance." — Mozi
“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that is the essence of inhumanity.” — George Bernard Shaw (The Devil's Disciple)
“A guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella.” — Slim (Of Mice and Men)
