“Never make a decision until you have to.”

“Never make a decesion until you have to". He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght, whether at work or in a relationship, I had to play fair. "Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.”

“Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.”

“Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.”

“Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.”

“until you got ice cream spilled on you, you’re not doing field work”

“One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.”