Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

The key to successfully working with each other is that they respect each other and their abilities.

There are very few people that I deal with from a business side that it's just strictly a one-sided business relationship. I think that's important.

There's a lot of trust being built up. I think we have a lot of work ahead of us.

Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.

Trust comes from transparency…

Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street.

It's important for a guy to know and understand me before he can even think about taking things to the next step.

I think it's important to remember that you go into something like marriage knowing that you don't know very much about it at all. But I do look at the marriage of my mother and stepdad, and what makes it work for them is that it's a team effort.

Life with another person is always difficult.

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I'm not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person - love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

Marriage: love, honor, and negotiate.

It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.

This relationship is going to be built on trust.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

Without rebuilding the confidence between parties, you will never succeed.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

We try to keep a good line of communication open with our children. It's not always about trying to just teach them every moment, but it's about listening to them and trying to understand them and gain that sense of communication so when they need to talk to someone, they know that we're there.