Tom Rath Quotes (23 Quotes)

In the case of Tropicana, it is something more readily valued. It's in a business that's more of a consumer staple. People are more comfortable assigning a value to it,

When you tell people at a convention that you're from New Hampshire, they tend to hold on to your hand a little longer and look into your eyes a little deeper, ... But beyond that, there was no overt, 'Are you with me if I go'

We know how to do this... there's kind of an elegant dance, as they say.

The message that gets circulated from the White House is that this president shouldn't be made a lame duck before his time.

There will be plenty of blame to go around but if you take credit for the sunshine, you also get blamed for the rain.

His reach within both the party mechanism and the policy structures of the government is so deep that I believe that it is possible to find somebody who would provide the technical and intellectual support that Libby did, even if he doesn't have the same personal relationship that he had with Libby. That's very hard to duplicate.

It took each of them a little while to get used to the other and in the end this was inevitable. I don't think the governor was taken by the pressure one way or the other. I think the governor was not going to be rushed. He was going to do this on his own time.

I talk about an enthusiasm deficit, and I think we have a little bit of that. They say we need to get our act together. They still love this president. But they want to see movement on the things that brought us to power. We took the government over and promised to fix things.

There is a sense on the Republican side, and you've really seen it in the last two months as the (Bush poll) numbers haven't gotten any better, that '08 can't get here fast enough. There is a sense of moving on, quicker than I've ever seen it. And it may just be because there's no obvious successor, and people are doing things more quickly.

Simply try to turn your next conversation with someone who is negative into a more positive moment. See what happens. In most cases, they will turn around and be more positive in their next interaction.

We need to adjust to reflect the difficulties in raising money in the wake of Bush mania. Until that subsides, and it may subside when (Texas Gov. George W. Bush) gets out on the campaign trail and we see what kind of candidate he can be, we need to do things to stay viable.

That doesn't account for turnover and absences. It's a pretty conservative figure.

It's the old cliche. You go into the group looking for a way of processing the grief you are dealing with. And then you end up helping others with their pain and helping yourself. The power of the shared experience in those meetings is amazing.

Occasionally their New England roots make them a little embarrassed and awkward about showing that side of themselves.

During the second quarter, there was a real focus on the new 'nifty fifty.' The biggest cap growth stocks performed the best in the quarter. Small stocks didn't do so well and IPO's were tough,

It's certainly emboldened those who would be president to come up here a little earlier and show a little leg. As they do that, as folks come through, they talk more about their take on issues, and they're less likely to toe the White House line on everything.

Never underestimate the long-term influence of filling others' buckets.

There's a lot of frustration here we've had a run of real bad luck. You've got such longevity in that White House team that they are tired. They need a break. They need a big piece of good luck. I don't know what it is.

We're a battleground state, ... And as such, we have a lot of very high-profile visits from folks who would be on anybody's list. And in that regard those people came and kind of pumped up the delegation and told them how important it was.

When you are caring for someone who is in hospice you learn all these skills that you never think you will need again. Well I had them, and I thought, why not use them I am fortunate to be in the situation I am in right now and I have a desire to give something of myself.

McCain sought his party's nomination in 2000. And during this year's Republican convention he drew quite an audience of Granite State delegates. We had some people in that delegation who were very close to -- and great fans of -- Senator McCain, ... And they were front and center when he came, and I think that that was totally appropriate after his run four years ago.

I think some of what you are hearing now is an attempt on his part to re-establish his bona fides with that group.

He said he would come into office with a bipartisan attitude, and this nomination speaks to that kind of approach, ... I don't think his liberal base will desert him, and it helps with the middle of the electorate. His base is as much among the moderate wing of the Republican Party as among independents.