Teresa Nielsen Hayden Quotes

You know, sometimes guys work with other guys because they're buddies off the track, not necessarily because they're buddies on the track. Sometimes you've got that going against you or for you.

The one great thing about a continuing collaboration is that they know you. And if you're really lucky, they really believe in you and think that your talent has some unending bounds to it.

Whose side are you on, anyway?

The attitude of giving a full commitment to the partnership will usually result in getting the same commitment in return.

If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.

Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't.

Because that's what you and I do, protect each other.

I feel like I've had a strong relationship with Robert [Kraft] and his family since I was here in 1996 and I think it's gotten stronger every year that I've been here with the Patriots. The more things we do together, talk about together, work together on, the closer we become and the more we rely on each other. I feel like our relationship is very close and continues to grow closer every year as we grow older together.

Treat [Williams] and I have remained sort of like war buddies. He's a good guy. It doesn't matter who is the wingman, you just know that you work good together.

You took care of your horse, and your horse took care of you.

You decide to give your trust over to somebody. And if you don't decide to, then for me, it's really not worth going into collective enterprises; you should just work alone.

I know real cops. When they're paired up together, they get so close, you know? There's no excuse for it, but these guys do have a connection. They fight like cats and dogs, but when they get in a really messed-up situation, they're there for each other.

I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.

I want someone who is my partner in life. Who supports me, and I support her. I can share all my experiences in life with her, and she can share hers back with me. Not only do we love each other, but we accept, embrace, nurture, and care for each other.

I've had teammates I didn't get along with, who hasn't? I've never had a teammate call me a bad guy, while he was my teammate, and if he did when I was gone what kind of teammate was he anyway?

Turf battles won't win this war. Teamwork will.

Never attempt to buy the favor of your enemies at the expense of your friends.

To work in coalition with an organization does not constitute an endorsement or embracing of every aspect of that organization or the establishment of some permanent relationship with coalition partners/co sponsors

Lasting and strong relations cannot be built on short-lived interests. A credible partnership is inconceivable without shared values and commitment to the same ideas.

Friendships are this fun team. You get to have partners in crime.

It has to be a partnership. I go back to Ted Thompson's opening press conference, and he talked about partnership. We had a hell of a partnership for 12 years.

Trust implies that both parties participate in the relationship with both 'gives' and 'gets.'

My teammates have my back; I have theirs.

No matter what you're doing, whether you have a business with someone, a band with someone, when you feel confident that your idea is going to be embraced, and even if it isn't, that everyone is going to work on it as hard as they can, then that's a great thing.

You gotta trust a person to work with 'em.