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“Non-vegetal green things are the charlatans of the food world.”
“Don’t flash an immediate smile when you greet someone, as though anyone who walked into your line of sight would be the beneficiary. Instead, look at the other person’s face for a second. Pause. Soak in their persona. Then let a big, warm, responsive smile flood over your face and overflow into your eyes. It will engulf the recipient like a warm wave. The split-second delay convinces people your flooding smile is genuine and only for them.”
― How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
― How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
“like a good wine without iocane powder, it seems to get better with time.”
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
“Live your dreams every day! Why do you think cats nap so much?”
― Confucius Cat Says...
― Confucius Cat Says...
“Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.—Allen Ginsberg”
― Creature of Habit: Book Two
― Creature of Habit: Book Two
“when meeting someone, our brains are in overdrive. Remember Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? He said of Cassius, he "has a lean and hungry look . . . he thinks too much . . . such men are dangerous.”
― How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
― How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
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