"Cooperation isn't the absence of conflict but a means of managing conflict."

-- Deborah Tannen

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“In the business world, whatâ€™s the female equivalent of going golfing with a client?â€ Laney gave this some thought. Payton fell silent, too, contemplating. After a few moments, neither of them could come up with anything. How depressing. Payton sighed, feigning resignation. â€œWell, thatâ€™s it. I guess Iâ€™ll just have to sleep with them.â€ Laney folded her hands primly on the table. â€œI think Iâ€™m uncomfortable with this conversation.”
“When you write, you're supposed to go stand somewhere else for a while, see things from a perspective that's not in line with your own reflexive truths.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I also recognise that the mandate was given by hundreds of thousands of ordinary people joining in the political process.”
“I don't feel that comfortable being on the runway with a G-string. I shoot G-strings with Victoria's Secret, but on the runway... It's really about the moment. I work with professionals. Professional people make everything look perfect, they make everything that you're wearing look great, if it's in a picture or on the runway.”

Source : "This Week's Model: Alessandra Ambrosio". Interview with Tommye Fitzpatrick, www.wmagazine.com. January 31, 2011.
“The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.”
“If there are no spots on a sugar cube then Iâ€™ve just put a dice in my tea.”
“But it seemed to me that the American way of doing things was to obliterate a complete area, without really knowing exactly what was there and where they were.”
“It's strange, isn't it, how the idea of belonging to someone can sound so great? It can be comforting, the way it makes things decided. We like the thought of being held, until it's too tight. We like that certainty, until it means there's no way out. And we like being his, until we realize we're not ours anymore.”

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