“Manage your relationships. Great relationships may not be profitable, but bad ones always result in losses.” — Tarun Sharma Copy Share Image
Sometimes, God uses difficult people, like sandpaper, to rub the rough edges off us. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I've worked in the prison system, on death row and maximum security. I did that work for six years. I've worked with… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
“Relationships with negative people are simply tedious encounters with porcupines. You don’t have the remote knowledge how to be close to them… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Loving difficult people will refine us. Perhaps only in heaven will our love be so perfected that we can actually like these… — Scott Hahn Copy Share Image
“The vulgar might laugh at the Foreign Office, but there was no doubt it taught you how to deal with difficult people.” — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People would see me sitting in the corner… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You either hear the story and you're curious, and you're sort of sympathetic, or you think, "Ugh, how horrible." That's dehumanizing. How… — Rebecca Hall Copy Share Image
Sometimes smiling and being nice is the best approach for dealing with difficult people. Muster up all the inner peace you can… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Be more tolerant of the difficult people. They're the creative ones. They're not happy with the status quo. — Terry Leahy Copy Share Image
“In war and other difficult enterprises in life, one can expect that people who possess useful skills will also display their share… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Most of the time, we make discoveries about how difficult people are at the moment when the difficulties have actually hurt us;… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“Whether you are trying to understand the mating habits of the Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth, or life itself, the process is pretty much… — Gary Moreau Copy Share Image
“To make matters worse," Luke continued, "there was an accident." Her eyes widened. "What kind of accident?" "A cask of whisky slipped… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
