Coercion Quotes

“Do you think the axiom is true, that ‘all is fair in love and war’?” she asked. “Of course not,” Alex said. “That’s the antithesis of the Golden Rule. The precipice of a very slippery slope. The universal justification for lowering the bar.”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“that there is a ‘right’ side in most conflicts. You can identify it by looking for the side that doesn’t lower the bar. Morals are meaningless if you can suspend them at whim—and ‘love and war’ can encompass just about any whim.”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“When you can’t control a situation,” he nodded toward his hindquarters, “your best move is to control how you feel about it. In situations like that you’re almost always better off forcing vibrancy than feeling vulnerable.”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“Karpov picked up a freshly cast brick, a Karpov brick, and felt himself begin to glow. He held the future of the world in the palm of his hand. For now, however, he was the only person at SovStroy who knew it. Unlike Irkutsk Motorworks and RuTek, where sophisticated product lines forced him to bring management into the Knyaz loop, here at SovStroy ignorance remained his asset.”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“disheartened to find that so very few politicians have the decency to choose what is right for tomorrow over what is popular today. Surely that, too, cannot go on forever.”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“lives with his wife, Elena, and their two daughters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tim earned an MBA from Wharton, and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He welcomes your feedback. You can learn more about the”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“Alex, we’re probably going to die today. I want to enjoy myself while I still can.’” Anna”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

“she knew that the sweetest memories were born in life’s exceptions, not its routines.”
― Tim Tigner, Coercion

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― Tim Tigner, Coercion