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“love was the good feeling you got when family treated you like you mattered and you treated them like they mattered. Love was always and only about good feeling.”

“So many of us long for love but lack the courage to take risks. Even though we are obsessed with the idea of love,”

“It took me a long time to recognize that while I wanted to know love, I was afraid to be truly intimate. Many of us choose relationships of affection and care that will never become loving because they feel safer. The demands are not as intense as loving requires. The risk is not as great.”

“I wanted to know love but I was afraid to surrender and trust another person. I was afraid to be intimate.”

“Embracing a definition of love that was clear was the first step in the process,”

“if one's goal is self-recovery, to be well in one's soul, honestly and realistically confronting lovelessness is part of the healing process.”

“To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients-care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open communication.”

"the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth."

“Men often write about love through fantasy, through what they imagine is possible rather than what they concretely know.”

“ending patriarchy is one step in the direction of love.”

“my first thought as I waited for test results was that I was not ready to die because I had not yet found the love my heart had been seeking.”

"ﺻﺤﻴﺢ، ﻧﺤﻦ ﻧﺴﻌﻰ إﱃ أﺷﻴﺎءَ أﺧﺮى، ﻛﺎلمﺎل أو اﻟﻘﻮة أو اﻟﺼﺤﺔ أو اﻟﻨﺠﺎح المﻬﻨﻲ؛
ﻟﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﻧﺴﻌﻰ وراء ﻫﺬه اﻷﺷﻴﺎء ﻻ ﻟﺬاﺗﻬﺎ؛ ﺑﻞ ﻷﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺆﻣﻦ أﻧﻬﺎ ﺳﺘﺠﻠﺐ ﻟﻨﺎ اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة )أو اﻟﺮﺿﺎ
أو اﻟﻘﻨﺎﻋﺔ(."

"ﺗﻮﺻﻞ اﻟﻔﻼﺳﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺎت وﻋﱪ ﻛﻞ اﻟﻌﺼﻮر إﱃ أن اﻟﻬﺪف اﻟﻨﻬﺎﺋﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﺟﻮد ﻫﻮ اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة، وأﻃﻠﻖ أرﺳﻄﻮ ﻋﲆ اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة ﻣﺼﻄﻠﺢ summum bonum أي اﻟﺨير
اﻷﺳﻤﻰ."

"ﻟﻜﻲ ﻳﺘﺴﻨﱠﻰ ﻟﻚ ﺗﺮك ﻣﻜﺎﻧﻚ إﱃ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ أو وﻇﻴﻔﺔ أﻓﻀﻞ. ﰲ ﻛﺜير ﻣﻦ اﻷﺣﻮال، ﻳﻜﻮن إﻳﺠﺎد اﻟﺨﻠﻔﺎء اﻷﻛْﻔﺎء ﴍﻃًﺎ أﺳﺎﺳﻴٍّﺎ ﻟﻠﱰﻗﻴﺔ."

"وﻟﻨﻔﱰض أﻧﻚ أﺣﺒﺒﺖ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ، ﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺮور اﻟﺴﻨين أﺻﺎﺑﻚ المﻠﻞ، ﻓﻜﻴﻒﺗﻨﺘﻘﻞ إﱃ وﻇﻴﻔﺔ أو ﻣﻨﺼﺐ أﻓﻀﻞ؟ ﻣﺮة أﺧﺮى، ﻋﻠﻴﻚ أن ﺗﺨﻠﱢﻒ أﺷﺨﺎﺻ ً ﺎ أﻛْﻔﺎء وراءك"

"اﻛﺘﺸﻒ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻬﻮ َى ﻓﻌﻠﻪ، وﻛُﻒ ﱠ ﻋﻨﻪ.« ﺣﺴﻨًﺎ، ﻟﻜﻲ
ﺗﻜﻒ ﻋﻦ ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻬﻮ َى، ﻋﻠﻴﻚ أن ﺗﻔﻮ ﱢض ﻏيرك ﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬه؛ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ أن ﻋﻠﻴﻚ إﺣﺎﻃﺔ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ
ﺑﺄﺷﺨﺎص أﻛْﻔﺎء."

" على ﺣﺪ ﺗﻌﺒير ﺑﺎﻛﻴﻨﺠﻬﺎم، »اﻛﺘَﺸ ِ ﻒ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ المﺘﻤﻴﺰ
ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺷﺨﺺ واﺳﺘﻔ ِ ﺪ ﻣﻨﻪ اﻻﺳﺘﻔﺎدة اﻟﻘﺼﻮى.« "

"واﻹﻳﺪاﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﻘﺪﻳﺔ ﰲ
اﻟﺒﻨﻚ ﻣﺼﺪر ﻣﻬﻢ ﻟﻠﻘﻮة، ﻟﻜﻦ وراء ﻛﻞ ﻣﻮرد ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬه المﻮارد — وراء إﻳﺠﺎدﻫﺎ وﺗﻮﻇﻴﻔﻬﺎ
— أﺷﺨﺎص ﻣﺘﻤﻴﺰون."

"أﺟﻞ، ﻟﻼﺳﱰاﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ
وزن ﻻ ﻳُﺴﺘﻬﺎن ﺑﻪ، والمﻨﺘﺠﺎت واﻟﺨﺪﻣﺎت المﻤﻴﺰة ﻣﻦ اﻷﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﺑﻤﻜﺎن،"

"وﻋﲆ ﺻﻌﻴﺪ ﻣﻜﺎن اﻟﻌﻤﻞ، ﻧﺒﺪأ ﰲ اﺗﺨﺎذ ﻗﺮارات ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺎﻷﺷﺨﺎص، ﻛﺎﻟﺰﻣﻼء، واﻟﻌﻤﻼء، والمﻮردﻳن"

"ﻧﻜﻮ ﱢن ﺻﺪاﻗﺎت ﺗﺪوم اﻟﻌﻤﺮ ﻛﻠﻪ، ﰲ اﻟﻜﻠﻴﺔ، وﰲ اﻟﺪراﺳﺎت اﻟﻌﻠﻴﺎ، وﰲ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻨﺎ اﻟﺴﻜﻨﻲ، وﻧﻠﻘﻰ ﴍﻛﺎء ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻨﺎ وﻧﻘﱰن ﺑﻬﻢ."

"ﺗﱪز أﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﻗﺮارات اﺧﺘﻴﺎر اﻷﺷﺨﺎص ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻷﻏﻠﺒﻨﺎ ﰲ
ﻣﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻋﴩﻳﻨﻴﺎت اﻟﻌﻤﺮ. ﻋﲆ ﺻﻌﻴﺪ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻨﺎ اﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺔ"

"أﻋﺘﻘﺪ أن ﻣﻌﺎدﻟﺔ اﻟﻨﺠﺎح المﻬﻨﻲ ﺗﻀﻢ أرﺑﻌﺔ ﻋﻮاﻣﻞ أﺧﺮى ﻋﲆ اﻷﻗﻞ، وﻫﻲ: اﻟﺘﻜﻮﻳﻦ اﻟﺠﻴﻨﻲ، اﻟﺘﻄﻮر، اﻟﻘﺮارات المﺘﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺎلمﺴﺎر المﻬﻨﻲ، ﻗﺮارات اﺧﺘﻴﺎر اﻷﺷﺨﺎص."

"واﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﰲ شركات محترمة واﻟﺘﻤﺘﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﺼﺤﺔ واﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﲆ ﻓﺮص ﻟترﻗﻲ؛ ﻟﺬا ﻓﺈﻧﻨﻲ أﻗﻮل ﺟﻮاﺑًﺎ ﻋﲆ ﺳﺆاﻟﻚ إن اﻟﺴﺒﺐ اﻷول وراء ﻧﺠﺎح اﻟﻔﺮد ﻫﻮ اﻟﺤظ"

"ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﻮا ﻣﺤﻈﻮﻇين ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺸﺄة في ﻋﺎﺋﻼت ودول ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ واﻟﺘﻤﺘﻊ ﺑﺒﻌﺾ المﻠَﻜﺎت المﻤﻴﺰة واﻻﻟﺘﺤﺎق ﺑﻤﺪارس ﺟﻴﺪة وﺗﻠﻘﻲ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻻﺋﻖ"

"ﻟﻜﻨﻚ ﻟﻮ ﻃﻠﺒﺖ ﻣﻨﻲ أن أﺣﺪد أﻫﻢ ﺳﺒﺐ وراء ﻧﺠﺎﺣﻬﻢ، ﻓﺈﻧﻨﻲ ﻷ َؤمن أﻧﻪ اﻟﺤﻆ."

"ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﻨﺎﺟﺤين اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﺘﻬﻢ ﻛﺎﻧﻮا ﻋﲆ ﻗﺪر ﻋﺎل ٍ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺬﻛﺎء واﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﺎدﱢ ﻻ ﺷﻚ، وﻳﺆﻣﻨﻮن بضرورة اﻹﻋﺪاد، وﻳﺠﻴﺪون اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ ﻣﻊ اﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ."

"أعتقد أنني توقعت عندئذٍ أن يجيبني بنظرية مستفيضة عن النجاح؛ فقد كان في ذاته رجلًا فائق النجاح، وأدركت بالفعل أنه رجل ذو قناعات راسخة ونزاهة بالغة. فبِمَ أجاب هذا الرجل العظيم على سؤالي؟
«الحظ!»"

"بِناءً على خبرتك التي تربو على ٢٥ عامًا في مجال البحث التنفيذي أمضيتَها في مقابلة عملاء ناجحين ومرشحين لمناصب عليا، ما السر وراء نجاح المرء؟"

“She has this irresistible quality of making me feel like I can take on the world, and she's the best partner and teammate, always right there with me. I love how we build each other up."