Power never takes two weeks off. Power takes long weekends. Lois Wyse More Quotes by Lois Wyse More Quotes From Lois Wyse It was only long after the ceremony that we learned why we got married in the first place. Lois Wyse marriagelongfirsts Briefcases, like CEOs, should never look new and unused. Lois Wyse briefcasesbusinesslooks A letter is never ill-timed; it never interrupts. Instead it waits for us to find the opportune minute, the quiet moment to savor the message. There is an element of timelessness about letter writing. Lois Wyse quiet-momentswaitingwriting We are the generation that came of age in an ageless society. Lois Wyse agelessgenerationsage I thought about all of us women and how we spend half our lives rebelling against our mothers and the next half rebelling against our daughters. Lois Wyse daughterhalfmother So, if you have a grandma, thank the good Lord above, and give your grandmamma hugs and kisses, for grandmothers are to love. Lois Wyse grandmotherkissinggrandma Don't worry whether or not I am now happy. Today is only chapter one, we have yet to write a book. Lois Wyse writinginspirationalbook For most of us, dreams come true only after they do not matter, Only in childhood do we ever have the chance of making dreams come true when they mean everything. Lois Wyse childhooddreammean Don't ever take advice from anyone who starts a sentence with, 'You may not like me for this, but it's for your own good - ' It never is. Lois Wyse like-memayadvice ... in this impersonal world of the nine-digit zip code, credit cards, and numbered bank accounts, in this world of no marriage, late marriage, and remarriage, the operative word in office relationships is 'family. Lois Wyse officenineworld Fear is born in uncertainty and nourished by pessimism. Lois Wyse pessimismbornfear Women on the way up generally fail to win popularity contests. The only compensation is that once you're there you will become very well liked. Lois Wyse failingwinningway Corporations, being only human, make mistakes. Sometimes you may end up working for one of those mistakes. Lois Wyse mistakeworkmay I have a theory that since everyone is always dieting, no one at a convention dinner ever eats the potatoes. Therefore, they go back to the kitchen uneaten. And the next night they reappear at another convention. Therefore, one should never eat the potatoes. Who knows? They may be six or seven years old. Lois Wyse foodnightyears A child who has a grandparent has a softened view of life, the feeling that there is more to life than what we see, more than getting and gaining, winning and losing. Lois Wyse viewswinningchildren Power, like fear, had a taste. But power tasted better. Lois Wyse tastepower Carelessness with details sinks more careers than anyone will admit. Lois Wyse incompetencedetailscareers Your mother calls and says she hasn't seen you for a long time. The first year: You invite her for a week. You give her your room, and you both sleep on the lumpy studio couch. The fifth year: Your mother sleeps on the lumpy studio couch. The tenth year: You send the children to mother. Lois Wyse mothersleepchildren Most meetings are too long, too dull, too unproductive - and too much a part of corporate life to be abandoned. Lois Wyse too-muchlongdull Love is a great glue, but there is no cement like mutual hate. Lois Wyse gluehatelove-is
