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ESTIMATING THE SOLVENCY OF CUSTOMERS
Every consultant and small business person underestimates the client's ability to pay.
Steven Kropper, telecommunications consultant, Watertown, Massachusetts
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ADJUSTING A BICYCLE SEAT
Position the seat so that your legs must almost fully stretch out to reach the pedals.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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MAKING CONVERSATION
You can break an awkward pause in a conversation by commenting on a person's name. The person will tell you how he was named, an odd spelling of his name, or how rare his name is--a solid ten minutes of conversation.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS
Complainers are more likely than dissatisfied noncomplainers to do business again with the company that upset them, even if the problem is not satisfactorily resolved.
Technical Assistance Research Programs, in Microservice Management
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PLANNING A FLIGHT
Add half a gallon of fuel per cylinder to normal fuel consumption to determine the climb fuel for a normally aspirated light airplane. Also add a couple of gallons for taxi and takeoff.
Bruce Landsberg, pilot and writer
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RULES OF ROMANCE
Women give sex to get love. Men give love to get sex.
Anonymous, quoting someone they can't remember
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 32 reviews
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WORKING OVERTIME
After working 8 hours per day or 48 hours per week, it takes about 3 overtime hours to produce 2 standard hour's worth of results. For heavy work, count on two hours' time for each hours' worth of output.
Illinois Institute of Technology
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SPOTTING A WINNING BASEBALL TEAM
Never root for a team whose uniforms have elastic waistbands. It is why the Cubs never make it.
Susan Sarandon, actress
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ASKING FOR PERMISSION
It's generally easier to ask forgiveness than permission.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, quoting Grace Hopper, mother of Cobol, San Diego, California
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LEADING INDICATORS
Anytime the index of leading economic indicators moves in the same direction two months in a row, it means the economy will move that way in a few months.
Philip Greer, "When Do Indicators Stop Indicating?"
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PLAYING SOCCER
If it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does.
Phil Woosnam, commissioner, North American Soccer League
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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