Sheila Heti Quotes

I enjoy working with people. I understand that as a necessity. And clearly that's something that develops as you get older. And I've grown into that.

I make my relationships at work.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with a man, one man.

I know some people say it's not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it's always worked so well for me.

I don't know how people do this job collaboratively if they don't really get along. You're spending all day every day for months and years on end with somebody.

Every person I work with, I learn something from.

I have been lucky with the people that I've worked with - and I have worked with very few people.

I make it a priority to keep in touch with people with whom I've worked in the past. And I'm fortunate, because I've worked with some terrific folks.

The best way to know people is to work with them.

Your ability to work with people directly affects your ability to get work done in the world.

It's more important to get along with people than to get ahead of them.

It was a very easy way to have a group of friends on a very large campus - a sense of identity. It was a great place to learn how to navigate a variety of personalities, which you kind of have to do in life. You've got the shy woman and you've got the obnoxious woman and you've got the brainiac and you've got the social climber and you've got the introvert and the extrovert, and you're all living together. I think it gave me valuable experience in learning how to live with people that are different than you are. And that's an important lesson. You can bet it comes in very handy in the Senate.

Most of my best friends ended up being women, most notably my wife, and I learn a lot by simply listening.

It's so nice when you go on to a job and you've worked with someone before.

My agenda... is to learn about people.

People were always like, 'Oh my God, you're going to be working with your girlfriend? Are you freaking out? Is that going to, like, destroy your relationship?' I think it emboldened the relationship.

I think I'm a pretty good listener.

Students who learn to collaborate and negotiate - on Capitol Hill, in the board room, in everyday life - will outperform peers who have higher test scores.

Remember all those you work with. You never know when you will meet again.

I find it very difficult to work with people I don't like; I can't do that.

You have to respect the job of the other coach and then stop. He's an opponent: I stop. Finish. I have respect for his job. He must have respect for my job.

At the end of the day, sometimes we don't always get along, because when do friends always get along? But we are a family first and even more than just being brothers in a band.

All I can say is I am lucky I have never had any misunderstandings with my co-stars.