"The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a pleasing personality: interrupting others; sarcasm; vanity; being a poor listener; insincere flattery; finding fault; challenging others without good cause; giving unsolicited advice; complaining; attitude of superiority; envy of others' success; poor posture and dress."

-- Harold Geneen

#Attitude Quotes #Sarcasm Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.”
“But my point is that 'the death of God' is not something like the Battle of Waterloo or Magna Charta. It's not a historic event of that kind. For many people it hasn't happened yet. Others - to recur to an earlier question - are still in the phase of intense shock.”
“It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats. The living animals are expressed with words of Germanic origin-calf (German 'Kalb'), swine (G. 'Schwein'), and ox (G. 'Ochse')-because the servants who guarded them were the conquered Anglo-Saxons. The names of the meats are of Romance origin-veal (French 'veau'), pork (F. 'porc') and beef (F. 'boeuf')-because those who enjoyed them were the conquering Norman masters.”
“When I was young, I thought banks were there to protect the assets of people who had justified concerns, because of their experiences under communism for example.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“If we are the sheep of His pasture, remember that sheep are headed for the altar.”
“I entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.”

Source : "‘Supernatural’s’ Ty Olsson On Benny’s Evolution, Friction With Sam And Castiel And More". Interview with Laura Prudom, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 31, 2012.
“It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“her face lay still on the air under his face...”

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