Saving Face Quotes

“Whether we forget something we are not proud of, or embellish it, or blame somebody else, we want to save face by not owning up to shortcomings.”
― Karen Horney, Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Towards Self-Realization

“You have to stop this. I don't want to lose you too. If you have to make a revolution, Make a small revolution.”
― Judy Budnitz, Nice Big American Baby

“Couldn't help it, he insisted. My dad would bell me to draw a flower and it would turn into a Venus flytrap chewing on a hand.”
― Judy Budnitz, Nice Big American Baby

“What's your dad do? I said. Designs new and better wings for new and better sing nuts, he said proudly. It sounded like he was repeating something a sarcastic adult had said.”
― Judy Budnitz, Nice Big American Baby

“What about your mum? She got taken away. Mine too, I said. There was nothing special about that. It happened all the time.”
― Judy Budnitz, Nice Big American Baby

“Herbert hated having to listen to his subordinate yell at him, but he had to take it, for now.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“— During all those years, you know, in the maquis, I was always asking myself whether it was for liberty, for France, that I was risking my life, or whether it was simply to keep up my self-image. Give me a whiskey, will you?
I sat down.
— Anyhow, I am not going to change that image.”
― Romain Gary, Au-delà de cette limite votre ticket n'est plus valable

“Why is face so important? Face represents one’s self-esteem, reputation, status, and dignity. Face is social currency.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

“Saving face means preserving dignity for all parties involved in order to reach a positive outcome.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

“Saving face requires having the other person’s best interest in mind, understanding their perspective, and delivering constructive feedback.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

“Empathy and face are intertwined. You can’t really have one without the other.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

“Working cross-culturally is a lot like driving in a foreign country for the first time. Go on autopilot too quickly and you can easily crash and burn, too.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

“The most effective global leaders are style shifters with an uncanny ability to adapt to diverse people and climates.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

“Setting a good example and making amends is one of the most powerful leadership qualities a true leader can have.”
― Maya Hu-Chan, Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust