You can’t get caught up in worrying about whether everyone you work with likes you. Ultimately you want the respect of your coworkers, but you don’t need them to be your buddies.

Smile at people, pop your head into your boss’s office regularly and say hello, and come to your first meeting with something really smart to say.

During your job search, you must also be networking as much as possible, attending events, talks, lectures, and conferences where you’ll meet people you can add to your contact list.

Come right out and say you want it: “It’s been great hearing you talk about the position. I’d love to work here, and I think I could do a terrific job for you.

Smile, look invested, and when you hand in certain projects, say you enjoyed working on them.

You should also have a bio that plays up your brand—this will be used for any kind of press or speaking engagement. Make it jazzy and exciting, and don’t be afraid of language that really touts you.

A book is a writer's will:ideas are the inheritance.

That which does not kill you usually circles around and tries again.

She felt that she would have to be much more than just a doctor or an engineer. She would have to be a saint.

Happy people learn that happiness, like sweat, is a by-product of activity.

It seems to be my mission in life to wait on a dog.

Thinking does not lead to truth; truth is the beginning of thought.

I think just being a '90s kid - I was not a Backstreet Boys girl, I was definitely into NSYNC.

Know when to give up a lost cause. Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be.

Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.

O God, since thou made Zhou Yu, why did thou also create Zhuge Liang?