gidgey’s most recent Quotables

Being connected to other people and learning about their lives exercises the muscle of empathy. Empathy is a key component to our sanity.

The risk of having a good memory is the tendency to become bitter.

You can't reason with a bitter person regarding the subject of their bitterness.

Twitter is about relationships. Relationships are about trust. Therefore, Twitter is about trust.

Sometimes in our hyper-cynical world, we forget that it's okay to get enthusiastic about things

Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we’re quoting.

"Engagement is the level of involvement, interaction, intimacy and influence that an individual has with a brand over time."

Apologies without the corresponding change in behavior are useless and serve as pseudo-excuses instead.

Badgering and belittling frequently fail to prouduce the desired results and often are a corrosive agent to effective communication.

Empathy may not be the most productive emotion; but it is required to maintain relationships.

Sarcastic remarks, in interpersonal communication, erode trust. Without trust, there is no structure for a relationship.

Sarcasm, often relied upon as a passive-aggressive tactic to express anger, is counterproductive and destructive to healthy communication.

Do you have unwanted behavior from pets, children, or employees? My advice: correct it or accept it.

Integrity cannot be stolen from you; you can only rob yourself.

Marriage is a lovely dance, a marathon of sorts. When you fill in for your partner's deficiencies instead of categorizing them as faults, you end up completing each other in such a lovely, graceful way that the whole world knows that you are not two but one.

Blame is only useful for psychologists and law enforcement. In business, it's mostly counterproductive.

Blame serves no purpose when all is required is a solution.

When you're corrected or presented with new information, don't be offended. Take the advice and see if it applies.

You can never be a successful person until you acknowledge and understand your weaknesses.

Life is full of disappointments until you factor in the sovereignty of God.