Quotes About Engagement

but as chairman I was already looking at the meeting as something of a chore. I

Fuld's commitment to his firm was evident in every discussion or encounter I had with him.

Like my father, I grew distracted and unhappy when I could not usefully occupy my time.

and I often met with them jointly.

I did what I could to keep others in the loop on the Lehman negotiations.

I asked if he could weigh in on the issue and he said he would try.

As the meeting approached, I worked to keep everyone on board.

Obama seemed more interested in my views than McCain was.

But I knew that we would need to do more to get our message across.

it won't count for much in this office, but I have served two terms as an elected member of the Montgomery Township,

so I focused as much as I could on the specific task at hand

I am glad that we reached out, and not only to explain the Fed's side of the story amid the barrage of negative coverage.

and parents would volunteer their time in lieu of paying the small tuition.

To ensure widespread participation, including by stronger banks, we needed the nation's leading banks to take part.

I wanted to involve as many of my colleagues as possible, to get both useful advice and greater buy-in.

opinion, we needed to get our side of the story out.

I urge you, in your public communication, to consider highlighting areas of common ground in addition to differences.

president wanted assurances that they would be kept in the loop,

He sought my views on a range of topics

term, I knew that politics would continue to occupy much of my time and energy.

sat to my left.

Question the motives of your professors. Pay attention to how they twist the facts, or editorialize during lecture. Ask them questions. Make them defend themselves. Make other students think before they buy into the professorial mindset.

In fact, if your opponent thinks you're not worthy of debating, he isn't worthy of debating.

Notice the little things, because somebody is reaching out to you