“Tanner: My dear Tavy, your pious English habit of regarding the world as a moral gymnasium built expressly to strengthen your character in leads you to think about your own confounded principles when you should be thinking about other people's necessities.”

“If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much about your own character motivations.”

“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”

“You can't rely on others—especially your managers and clients—to engage your strengths. In an ideal world, managers would constantly be thinking about how to best utilize their people—and clients would always unearth your greatest potential. Unfortunately, the reality is that bosses and clients are as worried about their own careers as you are about your own. You must take the task of marketing your strengths into your own hands.”

“Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else.”

“It's none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibility.”