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“Фундаментом для развития нашего финансового центра было соблюдение принципа верховенства закона, существование независимого суда и стабильного, компетентного и честного правительства, проводившего разумную макроэкономическую политику, практически ежегодно сводя бюджет с профицитом.”
― Anonymous

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
― Charles R. Swindoll

“Distilled to its essence, we compromise to be safe. Most people in a negotiation are driven by fear or by the desire to avoid pain. Too few are driven by their actual goals.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

“Among hundreds of such clients, there’s one single, solitary gentleman who gave the question serious consideration and responded affirmatively. Deadlines are often arbitrary, almost always flexible, and hardly ever trigger the consequences we think—or are told—they will.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

“Whatever happens, we have got
The Maxim gun, and they have not.”
― Hilaire Belloc

“— У держав немає друзів, Северине, — повчав Захар. — Є лише тимчасові союзники.”
― Павло Дерев'янко, Аркан вовків