Christopher Voss Quotes

Emotions are one of the main things that derail communication. Once people get upset at one another, rational thinking goes out of the window.

Christopher Voss

Recitation: by Male by Female

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CommunicationPeopleWindowThinking

All of the studies we do in my group are quantified.

Robert Sternberg

GroupStudies

I started when I was three, and on some courses they wouldn't let me play because they said I was too little. They wouldn't accept that a child could play. So my parents had to argue at times with some people at golf courses so I could.

Matteo Manassero

ChildParentsPeopleMeGolfPlay

Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.

Amy Chua

ChildrenGreatThinkEnoughLittle

One of the problems that we are confronted with is, when we decide to buy or build a home, we don't get a clear picture of what closing costs will be of that home.

Alphonso Jackson

HomeProblemsPictureBuildClosing

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

Stephen Collins

JobWritingStartBookYouDays

My brother got a .22 for his 12th birthday; I got a .22. He got a hunting knife; I got a hunting knife.

Stephanie Cutter

BirthdayBrotherKnifeHuntingGot

I've been very fortunate to work for great people - so even when the political process gets ugly, I find inspiration in the people around me.

Stephanie Cutter

WorkGreatUglyPeopleMePolitical

As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees.

Solomon Ortiz

WorkTogetherStandUnderstandWill

Once, I got lost in the middle of the desert and had to follow the North Star to find the dirt road where my truck was parked a few miles away. Another time, I got stuck in quicksand for two days.

Trevor Paglen

TimeTruckRoadDesertFindLost

I was so determined not to pass on to my children what I perceived to be the faults of my upbringing.

Roger Lloyd-Pack

ChildrenDeterminedPassFaults

You talk about meant to be - oh my goodness, I have never done anything else in my life except be a performer.

Rita Moreno

LifeMy LifeYouMeant To BeDone

The critical thing in developing software is not the program, it's the design. It is translating understanding of user needs into something that can be realized as a computer program.

Mitch Kapor

DesignUnderstandingSoftwareNeeds

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