Olivia Fox Cabane Quotes

A knife can be used both to heal and hurt. Wether in the hands of a surgeon or the hands of a criminal it's the same instrument. Tools are seldom good or bad per se - You get to decide how to use them and that's what matters.

Presence, power and warmth.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Whenever we use our brain, we fire certain neuronal connections, and the more these connections get used, the stronger they become.

IN THE TORRID London summer of 1886, William Gladstone was up against Benjamin Disraeli for the post of prime minister of the United Kingdom. This was the Victorian era, so whoever won was going to rule half the world. In the very last week before the election, both men happened to take the same young woman out to dinner. Naturally, the press asked her what impressions the rivals had made. She said, "After dining with Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest person in England. But after dining with Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest person in England." Guess who won the election? It was the man who made others feel intelligent, impressive, and fascinating: Benjamin Disraeli.

You never get a second chance to make a great first impression. Within a few seconds, with just a glance, people have judged your social and economic level, your level of education, and even your level of success. Within minutes, they've also decided your levels of intelligence, trustworthiness, competence, friendliness and confidence. Although these evaluations happen in an instant, they can last for years: first impressions are often indelible.