"That is where consensus-building begins-with the idea that you have your own truth, but that the negotiator on the other side of the table has his own truth as well."

“I stupidly ignored education completely. I found it dull and I preferred to cause chaos and have fun. I regret this massively now.”

“I'm a private contractor now. I choose my clients, not the other way around.”

“A new dress. Is this all it takes to make a new beginning, this shred of dyed cloth, shaped into the form of a woman's body?”

Source : Linda Grant (2008). “The Clothes On Their Backs: A Novel”, p.293, Simon and Schuster

“I wouldn't even call snowboarding a sport.  For me it's just a way of life.  It's a chance to finally shut your brain off, and live within the moment.  And, for as long as I am able, I will ride until the day I die.”

“I still make more money as I do as an actor than director, however I don't want to be a commercial director.”

“Your marriage moves toward a state of isolation. Unless you lovingly and energetically nurture your marriage, you will begin to drift away from your mate.”

Source : Dennis Rainey (2003). “Staying Close: Stopping the Natural Drift Toward Isolation in Marriage”, p.12, Thomas Nelson Inc

“Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society.”

“Sometimes it seems to me that things hold together only thanks to the borders, that the true identify of these lands and peoples is the shape of their territories in an atlas. It's a stupid thought, but I can't shake it.”