Because when somebody's trying to break your arm, you'd want to fight back. ...
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If this fire escape had a better layout, less people would have to die. ...
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So laugh at his jokes, do what he tells you, spit-shine his shoes if you have to. You need him, no matter how insufferable he may seem. ...
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Don't let George Bush – or any other government official, for that matter – fool you. People hate liars, even those in smart suits and elected positions. ...
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Split-second decisions and decisive actions often make or break careers. Take this guy with the black hose. You can bet that he's going to be looking for a new job in a week. ...
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And you can bet that it's going to take a helluva lot more effort to dig yourself out. ...
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A lot of people still make the mistake of doing things without thinking them through. Take the goalie for this soccer match – his flying tackle is bound to result in a full-on collision with two members of the attacking team and one fellow teammate, and that's going to hurt. ...
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Gandhi may have looked like a flea-ridden piece of gutter trash, but he knew the importance of getting things done. Which is more than what can be said about, say, half of the human population the world over. ...
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John Edwards' photo notwithstanding, asking for the proper pay is somewhere up there with the natural law and the law of nature – that is, only an idiot wouldn't ask for a halfway decent pay. ...
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Okay, so Al Gore has a penguin army. Big deal – they can't vote. If you're going to get people to back you up, make sure you're talking to people who can actually offer something. Lots of times, plans go awry because you got the wrong guy for a simple job. ...
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