From THE NEW FRUGALITY
You won't find many financial calculations I these pages No Greek symbols. No complex equations. You also won't find any action plan for getting rich fast. I don't believe anyone who says he has a surefire quick moneymaking formula... Paying attention to the siren song of wealth with no money down is a certain path toward wasted time and lost money. What I want is to offer up a coherent point of view for dealing with the money side of everyday life I'll emphasize risk, a margin of safety, simplicity, and sustainability. You probably won't agree with all my points of emphasis or shades of argument during our conversation about New Frugality. That's fine, especially if the disagreements help you figure out what will work better for you. After all, that's what really matters.

From TALK TO ME LIKE I'M SOMEONE YOU LOVE
I created [this book] for couples to transform unproductive, mean or just plain crummy interactions into moments of connection. I like to see this book as a first-aid kit for swiftly generating goodwill and restoring intimacy in exchanges that have gone off course. It contains 101...frank, non-defensive messages that have the power to quietly reverse the course of a difficult interaction by going right to the heart of ‘feeling connected.' These messages work because one person has made the momentous choice to redirect the interaction...to the context. This is the real arena—how the two of you are treating each other in the moment.

From SNEAKY FITNESS
In both nutrition and physical fitness, small changes have big benefits. What mother hasn't heard her kid yelling for her from another room? Even making a rule that you have to look Mom in the eye will get kids moving more often and instill good manners. The best part is that sneaky food is so delicious and sneaky activities are so fun that your whole family will want to get in on the act.

From TO KILL A TIGER
Grandmother...established a seating chart for the family. At dinner, Father sat at a small table perched beside the big round one for his wife and children, and big Brother and Less Big Brother sat side by side next to Father. I was placed at the opposite end from them with Big Sister, the oldest child, because girls had to be closer to the kitchen to serve the men. Mother squished into the spot next to Big Sister, and facing her, between the boys and the girls, Grandmother enforced the DMZ. She didn't have to watch Big Sister because Big Sister was a good kid, helpful and obedient. But I was different, always trying to poach from the fresh food and asking for more than I should. While the younger women ate the men's leftovers, the older women scraped what was stuck at the bottom of the dishes. According to Grandmother, this hierarchy was a perfect system for a Korean family, whose success was dependent on the men's strength and intelligence. Our destiny was in the hands of the Three Men of the Family—Father, Big Brother, and Less Big Brother. Yet this very same woman believed in my ability to achieve greatness. I was confused. I felt I was in a tiger's stomach. I wanted to get out. I realized my dreams of achieving were made possible by my nightmares.

From THE PRINCE OF SILICON VALLEY
"It's generally our practice, Quattrone said, "once an offering is completed, if we had taken things like notes as part of our due diligence process, to dispose of the notes prior to or subsequent to the offering once they no longer have any relevance."
"Dispose of meaning destroy?" Staggs asked?
"Dispose of meaning dispose," Quattrone answered.
Later in the session, he compared the procedure to discarding a "grocery shopping list once you've bought the groceries."
When Jamail took up the questioning, Quattrone easily parried his questions, too. "You destroyed some stuff, didn't you?" Jamail asked.
"We probably discarded some stuff," Quattrone said.
"Well, discard, destroy. Is there a difference?" Jamail said.
"Yes," said Quattrone."