Quotes of the Day

When negotiating over the telephone, the person with the stronger argument usually wins, but this is not so true when negotiating face-to-face. [2004] - Allan Pease

Experimental laboratory-animal studies observed a strong and mostly causal association between modestly high consumption of animal protein (anything in excess of about 10% of calories) and cancer--an effect that was not observed in the consumption of plant protein. Increasing dietary protein intake to just 20% has been shown to increase a range of serious health problems, including cancer, with each successive percentage increase associated with an increase in response, commonly referred to as a dose-response. There are virtually no nutrients contained in animal foods that are not better provided by plant foods. [2020] - T. Colin Campbell

Most designers suggest that you use at least one fluorescent fixture in the bathroom. Use a fluorescent overhead. Then use make-up or similar lighting near the main mirror. My suggestion for the kitchen is recessed lighting. [2003] - Robert Irwin

You simply have to find a way to leverage your expertise and creativity--create systems that let others (your employees or coventurers) apply your expertise and creativity. [2005] - Robert T. Kiyosaki

Incidental touching is done with the hand and is brief, gentle, natural, and nonthreatening. You may touch the person's arm or shoulder but never anywhere that's overtly sexual (the breast, the butt, the inner thigh). Your first incidental touch should come around the time you are comfortable with medium-risk self-disclosure--preferably after you have laughed together and learned in to each other. If your well-timed and brief touch on the arm prompts a warm response, you can follow it with an appropriately-timed, incidental touch to the hand. [2004] - Nicholas Boothman