“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”

“By the way, when Oprah Winfrey is suggesting you may have overextended yourself, you need to examine your fucking life.”

“Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it.”

“Do your thing and don't care if they like it.”

“Some people say, Never let them see you cry. I say, if youre so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.”

“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. "Blorft" is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torp...”

“I swear if Washington moved any slower, we could be at war and it would all be over before they could even lift their sluggish, naked, dead asses off of their comfortable heated-seat toilets. -Fitz...”

“She was the kind of person who never gave you enough time to miss her.”

“So youre a reader, My mom sighs, as if somehow this elevates Isabel to yet another realm of perfection.”

“I would never sabotage you, Mya. He wiped away one of my stray tears with his fingertips. Of course, deep down I did want you to stay, but I had nothing but nice things to say about you. I even sai...”

“Work is my vacation from worry of what to do with my life”

“You have to get hurt . That is how you learn . The strongest people out there , the ones who laugh the hardest , those are the people who have fought the toughest battles . But they've decided long...”

“But in the military you don't get trusted positions just because of your ability. You also have to attract the notice of superior officers. You have to be liked. You have to fit in with the system....”

“Always be smarter than the people who hire you.”

“Good cops make their bosses look good, and Hector was a one-man beauty school.”