“It’s okay to be ambitious, but if you play too rough, your peers will unite against you.”
― The Power Of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business
― The Power Of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business
“The more stressful the job, the more intentional I've always been about helping my team members find joy in our work. Laughter is the outward manifestation of joy, so I believe if I'm doing it right, and helping people connect to the meaning and joy in their work, there will be laughter in the workplace. Laughter is also a good indication that people aren't taking themselves too seriously.”
― A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
― A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
“A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body. A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you. Who”
― Assuming Names: a con artist's masquerade
― Assuming Names: a con artist's masquerade
“Even though this was going to be the biggest act I had ever put on, I intended to play it as I always had—pure improvisation, all on impulse, with little more known than I would be playing the part of a countess.”
― Assuming Names: a con artist's masquerade
― Assuming Names: a con artist's masquerade
“With the memory of Dr. H. H. Holmes still fresh in their minds”
― Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
― Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
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