Ralphie May Quotes

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

Human relationships are at the core of political success.

It's not always what you know, but who you know. Get out and meet people.

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.

If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity. If you're seen as someone who knows how this town works, someone who is a usual suspect in this town, you can dine out for years - that's why no one leaves.

Waitresses, soldiers, rickshaw drivers, old ladies selling vegetables - my father would schmooze anybody. He was Clintonesque before the word existed. And, of course, it paid dividends. Ill-tempered guards at the most notorious border crossings waved him through with cheery smiles. Haughty maitre d's fawned over him.

One of the advantages of my profession is I come into contact with many people.

Later in life, I learnt that in order to deal with people, one has to be gentle and give them respect. That always works.

Women are thought to be more social, more interested in relationships and connections, better at multi-tasking.

The world doesn't reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

In my industry who you know is very important.

Acquaintances represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.

People like to do politics with me, and they like to do business.

It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.

It's who you know and who can help you.

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another.

Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, I'll develop my radio personality.

I don't have many Hollywood friends anyway; I thought with my ability I didn't need to make those kind of relationships, but maybe I should have done. Might have made my life easier!

It's one thing to be talented, but the other thing is connections - with agents, with people; that's what makes a difference, and from the beginning, I've had wonderful representation.

A really good uniformed cop has tremendous people skills, and they learn how to read people.

I've been very successful in business and I owe it all to politics.