It’s an accepted principle that we adopt many characteristics of close friends and associates; these traits include interests, opinions, political affiliations, morals, and responses to various events and activities; one should constantly evaluate and be vigilant of those they interact with the most.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Our character is not defined by the struggles and conflicts we traverse in life, nor by wins and losses; but instead, by the battles we dare to fight.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Any response or action containing anger always has negative consequences, even when in the right.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Don’t over pour your glass of wisdom when preparing and aspiring for matters of the future. Leave room in the glass in order to allow joy to enter life today. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 2001

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Every so often, one should a challenge the impossible; which is simply a rehearsal for the less difficult.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Great love stories are created by two people who are bonded through deep love. A love so intense, your palms become moist and your heart flutters when you think of them.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

In a democracy only protection, defense and freedom are promised; equality, wealth, and healthcare can be enhanced based upon the path you follow; some are bestowed a paved golden path at birth; however, the masses must create their own path through the dense jungle.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

It’s not because we fear to venture out of the norm into the unknown, it’s because we fear the unknown that we don’t venture out of the norm.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Life resembles a ten-thousand-piece puzzle; you can comprehend the view when missing a few pieces; but the image becomes distorted when several are forfeited or squandered.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Never imitate or repeat the actions of others that maimed or humiliated you; learn from these moments so as not to invoke same on others.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

One’s truth, integrity, honor, and faith can never be conquered without permission; what you allow, can be good or evil determines your nature.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

We are not born good or evil, but throughout life are confronted with numerous circumstances in which we have a choice; prior history portrays future actions, but at the point of each decision, judgment rest solely in your hands.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Music can alter one’s emotions in a positive or negative manner; use it wisely to soften pain or to invoke euphoria.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

The cult thrives on maintaining strict harmonious beliefs in attitude, opinions and behavior; discord and dissonance are adverted at all costs to maintain a false dogma; truth propels the group deeper into pseudo-beliefs and truth-telling is defamed; the result – cognitive dissonance.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

The wise always pursue unity and confront division; when unity has no hope, challenge division.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

The most significant attribute and personality trait someone can possess is constant renewal; the continual process of renewing our wisdom in our personal life and in the workplace. This quote is an excerpt from the speech I gave the Broward County, City and County Managers Association in 1994. The theme of the presentation was how to identify higher-quality applicants and employees currently working in the organization. The concept is simple; some constantly learn what’s new and keep up to date on innovations and technology, while most only learn and are diffused by the renewal group.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Those who ignore the rise of evil and depravity in a democracy, grant tacit license of acceptance and draw harm upon the vulnerable. When someone has altered our course without consent, we must engage to restore our path.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Be as patient as a tree and as persistent as weeds when approaching a problem.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

Some are forever shackled by worship and cannot be easily rescued.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

The great philosophers of the ancient Greece classical period noted freedom and democracy are never lost in a single moment; instead, it disappears over time in small increments like losing pieces to a puzzle one at a time.; Destruction can only be prevented when the people rise in mass and fight to retain each piece.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)

A skeptic can be evaluated through their approach when they doubt an issue; at one end of the spectrum resides the person who always seeks the truth and enjoys investigative research; at the other end, is the naysayer and contrarian, always poised for an argumentative debate.

RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)