Employees hate meetings because they reveal that self-promotion, sycophancy, dissimulation and constantly talking nonsense in a loud confident voice are more impressive… — Michael Foley Be good Copy Share Image
“Proust is famous for his rhapsodies on hawthorns but his book has only three of these, whereas there are thirteen scenes in… — Michael Foley Books Copy Share Image
“Imagine someone sitting alone in a room without television, radio, computer or phone and with the door closed and the blinds down.… — Michael Foley Computers Copy Share Image
The happiness state, when examined more closely, turns out not to be a point but a range, with contentment at the bottom… — Michael Foley Bottom Copy Share Image
Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and… — Michael Foley Benediction Copy Share Image
Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the… — Michael Foley Crisis Copy Share Image
The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes… — Michael Foley Achievement Copy Share Image
“Snatch religion back from the clerics and literature from the critics.” — Michael Foley Books Copy Share Image
“The perfect servant is the one who attends to all the master's whims - anyone can do that - but the one… — Michael Foley Servants Copy Share Image
After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time… — Michael Foley Conclusion Copy Share Image
However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and… — Michael Foley Believe Copy Share Image
But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has… — Michael Foley Attractive Copy Share Image
“As Seneca put it: ‘The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today.” — Michael Foley Life Copy Share Image
“In sex women are largely guided by their sensible bodies but men are driven crazy by their feverish minds. Men love to… — Michael Foley Enjoy it while it lasts Copy Share Image
“So a contemporary wedding is like the Olympic Games, a spectacle of detailed research and preparation but lasts only a short time.… — michael foley Man and woman Copy Share Image
But there is a compelling reason to develop a personal strategy for living. Rejecting issues, which often feels liberating, is actually enslavement.… — Michael Foley Compelling Copy Share Image
So the absurdity of happiness is that it is embarrassing to discuss or even mention, impossible to define or measure, may not… — Michael Foley Absurdity Copy Share Image
It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be… — Michael Foley Accidents Copy Share Image
Put any two people together and each will seek ways of feeling superior to the other. If a ship went down in… — Michael Foley Accepted Copy Share Image
“As royalty, celebrities and the rich have always known, a smile is the most subtle and satisfying way of shitting on the… — Michael Foley Snobbery Copy Share Image
It may well be that an analysis of figures would reveal a law - the duration of a marriage is inversely proportional… — Michael Foley Analysis Copy Share Image
“The drive to make everything lightweight is depriving us of the the deep reassurance of heft.” — Michael Foley Density Copy Share Image
“And, like Buddha, Spinoza is often dismissed as a mere seeker of tranquillity – but what he valued most was joy, which… — Michael Foley Human nature Copy Share Image
The 1970s was the decade of liberation, of anger at injustice and demands for recognition and rights. But over time, the demand… — Michael Foley Anger Copy Share Image
