Whether good or bad, it was I that did the damage, and the wisest rule in life, note the aftermath and how to manage.
A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.
Hello, Mary.' It was like hearing a note of divine calm after a dissonant passage of music. My confusion died away.
He said that I have to remember that even though I've changed a lot in here, I'm going back to a world that hasn't changed
legal investigation. As Clinton noted, “My goal in this deposition was to be truthful, but not particularly helpful.
That sounds weird: "kill yourself." It makes it sound like you tried to murder someone, only that someone is you.
I knew people were talking, but I wasn't listening. I wasn't interested in anything anyone had to say.
It's funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury.
These hands are steady enough, but they are large. Had he been a proper pianist - he's dabbled inexpertly - his ten-note span might be of use.
Well, most of us think "The Merchant of Venice" is a porno script. On a more personal note, I’ve decided on pizza for dinner.
to him, money was like the toy bank notes in Monopoly: he wanted it, not for what it could buy, but because it was needed to play the game
The room was plainly but adequately furnished; she noted the shower stall in the bathroom beyond. Actually, she would have preferred a tub, but this would do.
AHA!" interrupted Officer Shrift, making another note in his little book. "Just as I thought: boys are the cause of everything.
One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.
Sometimes you got to just feel, especially when it comes to music. Notes, scales, they just get in the way.
I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end, I still couldn't play, but I knew how to listen. I was probably the world's best listener.
Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective - at best.
I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.
I've been sleeping with the night light unplugged With a note on the rocking chair It says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved So wake me if you're out there
No two notes are ever the same volume. With the guitar, you really have to model in your mind this wider thing; you're trying to create the illusion of a bigger dynamic range.
I have these huge black foam boards on the wall, and tacked to them, I have these white punch cards with my story ideas, scenes and notes.