Great minds discuss ideas;
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt
Behind Your Back
Remember, if people talk
Remember, if people talk about you behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead of them. Fannie Flagg
People will then often
People will then often say, ‘But surely it’s better to remain an Agnostic just in case?’ This, to me, suggests such a level of silliness and muddle that I usually edge out of the conversation rather than get sucked into it. (If it turns out that I’ve been wrong all along, and there is in … Read more
You work enough with
You work enough with someone and you develop a shorthand. You know how he likes to work through the day and he knows where you’re vulnerable and where your weaknesses and strengths are, so it makes for a good team, a team that knows who’s over there behind your back. David Strathairn
If you want to
If you want to know how to make people shun you and laugh at you behind your back and even despise you, here is the recipe: Never listen to anyone for long. Talk incessantly about yourself. If you have an idea while the other person is talking, don’t wait for him or her to finish: … Read more
Avoid him who talks
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top. Chanakya
The shortest distance between
The shortest distance between two points is often unbearable. Charles Bukowski
Don’t worry about what
Don’t worry about what people say. Billie Jean King
A true friend is
A true friend is someone who says nice things behind your back. Anthony Michael Hall
You try to sit
You try to sit down at approximately the same time every day. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in for you creatively. … You put a piece of paper in the typewriter, or you turn on your computer and bring up the right file. … You begin rocking, just a little at … Read more