People Styles at Work Quotes

“Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and philosopher, wrote, “Every morning when I leave my house, I say to myself, ‘Today I shall meet an impudent man, an ungrateful one, one who talks too much. Therefore do not be surprised.”
― Dorothy Grover Bolton, People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better

“Silence isn’t always golden; sometimes it’s just yellow.”
― Dorothy Grover Bolton, People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better

“My-way-not-your-way is the most tension-producing, dissatisfying, time-wasting, energy-draining, relationship-breaking, activity known to man, woman or child.”
― Dorothy Grover Bolton, People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better

“Beware [of] the fury of a patient man.”
― Dorothy Grover Bolton, People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better

“Practice makes perfect,” is misleading. When practicing, many people do the behavior by rote—without thinking about what they’re doing. But this kind of practice does not make perfect. Quite the opposite. Instead of leading to perfection, rote practice tends to make permanent the current less-than-desirable level of ability.”
― Dorothy Grover Bolton, People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better

“To lead or attempt to lead without first having a knowledge of self is foolhardy and is sure to bring disaster and defeat.”
― Dorothy Grover Bolton, People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better