“You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.”

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

“The more you try to be interested in other people, the more you find out about yourself.”

“it's much more interesting to try and understand what binds two people together. why we stay with each other is much more of a mystery than why we don't.”

“I love boats. Boats are great. You can get all kinds of places and meet all kinds of interesting people, and you never know if they're going to try to eat you or worship you.”

“The more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs, at least not if you want them to listen to you. You can’t say that my interests are special compared to yours any more than you can say that the particular spot that I am standing on is a unique part of the universe because I happen to be standing on it that very minute.”