Partner Quotations

What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia to the political world by Henry Kissinger and now bandied in the boardroom is colleague. It has a nice upper-egalitarian feel, related to the good fellowship of collegial.

I want to be a man who is truthful and who won't let pride get in the way of my ripping myself open to my partner and saying, 'Here I am. This is me.' I feel there's something powerful when a man reaches a point in his life when he can be completely vulnerable.

I think for a lot of people, friendship is a relationship that gets devalued once they move on to what people consider to be more important relationships: once you find a partner or when you have kids.

As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.

It has taken me a long time to work out the function of ex-boyfriends, at least for me: how they can help you work out what you want from life and from a partner by showing you what you don't. If a man is your ex, it's better all round if he was not Mr. Right.

It's a comforting thought to know that I've got my partner by my side walking through life and all the ups and the downs. I know we can handle it. There's nothing too big or too crazy that's going to tear us apart.

I think a lot of times we're so told in our world that marriage is everything, and having a partner is everything. If you look at our movies and things, it's all directed around that love, and if you don't have that love, how sad you are.

Conrad Ludlow was an extraordinary partner... We just called him the greatest partner because he just knew what a woman's balance was.

If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with our own company.

I'm persuaded today that the only way you can get into another country with a different culture from your own is to find a local partner who knows the market. Discovering this felt like small children discovering that if you put a bobby pin into an electric plug you get a shock!

When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.

Go out and interview people to find a partner whom you can trust. Find somebody who subscribes to the same view that you do. I'm happy to tell you that I practice what I preach. I would have never thought I'd end up in financial services. I'm happy to tell you that my debt is retired. That happened because I got a good financial adviser.

I love science fiction. There are ways in which this community kept me and my partner alive through some very, very bad years, and I will always acknowledge that.

It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.

I've said before, the number one thing that we have to work on is protecting the gay community from sharia law. Now, in the United States, it's probably not a big issue right now, but my brother-in-law is gay, and his partner and I would like them to be able to travel any place in the world without them risking harm.

My business partner and make-up artist Kim Jacob and I have employed every member of staff, decided where every desk in the office should go, tried every product on our faces.

I took a clown class at NYU - that's where I met June Diane Raphael, my writing partner and best friend.

I have either run private equity funded companies or been a partner in a private equity fund since 1982. I've had a front row view of the vital role private equity continues to play in building and keeping American businesses competitive in the global economy.

Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.

You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me.

My dad always said that 90 percent of marital problems could be solved by getting your blood sugar up, and he's right! So I would say pick a partner who's forgiving when you have low blood sugar and threaten to drive your car through your shared home.

We are fortunate and blessed to have a partner of Harvey Schiller's stature, who shares our vision for the future of the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles and our great baseball fans throughout the world.

My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City.

When I joined Time Inc., one of the things that was important to me was ensuring that our content is where consumers want to read it. The Apple newsstand is an important place where a lot of consumers are. And Apple is really becoming a good partner to publishers. We are confident we can deliver a experience for our readers that 's really good.

I guess it turns out choosing your life partner from a group of men trying to get their break in show business by sitting around shirtless in a swimming pool while cameras watch around the clock isn't the path to a soulmate after all.

I consider my girls the greatest gift from God in life. And I also love the career that I have built, lost and rebuilt. But the highs and lows of my career would not have been as exciting or manageable to me if I didn't have children and a partner for life with whom to share it all.

There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the child's first teacher. I think there are ways in which we can partner with local school districts and states to do a better job to provide nutrition options at school.

When you have a writing partner and you're writing a comedy, your goal is to make each other laugh.

While Washington pays lip service to the challenges facing small businesses, it repeatedly chooses its own expansion over results. In effect, government has become a huge silent partner in all businesses, often taking a majority of the profits and forcing many unprofitable business decisions without the risk that it will be fired.

If everyone is good at something different, assigning chores is easy. If your partner is great at grocery shopping and you are great at the laundry, you're set. But this isn't always - or even usually - the case.

Even though many couples are choosing to marry later in life, our laws haven't been updated to address dating partner abuse.

Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if you're not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are.

Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything.

The sacred, I shall say, is that which acts as your partner in the search for the highest and deepest things: the real, the true, the good, and the beautiful. The name I'd like to give to the kind of relationship that gives us a chance to find such things is a 'circle of meaning.'

As a small business or startup, one of the factors you should always consider when looking at a potential partnership is the incremental potential reach. Note that wider reach doesn't always mean a better partnership opportunity. Instead of sheer scale, take a look at which communities your potential partner can open up for you.

I want a partner in crime and a Bonnie to my Clyde. I've just been so focused on my career. Women don't like being number two, so I've been glad to keep my distance so I could focus on me, get my life together and take care of my mom without disappointing the woman I love.

I have an American son and an American partner, so marriage might logistically make sense at one point. My partner is a stay-at-home father, so if he wants to be on my health plan, or tax wise, or maybe on paper we want to have our I's dotted and our T's crossed, but emotionally, neither of us really feels the need for it.

I have an immensely understanding partner who does something creative herself, and we both need a lot of time alone. I structure my life around getting my work done, first and foremost. Everything else is secondary. That's the only way I've been able to do it.

I developed the pilot for 'Entertainment Tonight' with Jack Haley, Jr. and Al Masini, who became my business partner in 'Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous,' 'Runaway' and several other shows and specials.

In the family, in interpersonal relationships, even in friendship, faith is tremendously important. If you have a partner who you believe is a good person, then it is your duty to have faith in them until the end, despite the fact that they might have done some bad things. And you have to support and believe in your children.

CARE and our partner organizations have found that one of the most effective ways of stopping child marriage is to tap into a parent's love for their child. When parents learn about the consequences of child marriage, they're far less likely to push their children into it.

I guess because it feels more open, but I think being married is way sexier, because it's really like your soul partner in a permanent fashion, and then you strive for it to be something permanent, and that type of commitment and trust, if you can achieve it, is so good for the soul.

I think every country has to recognize its competitive advantage and liberate its strengths to be a partner in global trade, and that's the only way you can survive and succeed.

CoverGirl's Girls CAN movement is perfectly aligned with my passion for helping young women overcome life's challenges, and my commitment to highlighting girls' successes. I am thrilled to partner with CoverGirl to embark on this exciting journey to improve the lives of girls and women in the world.

I think the institute of marriage is a noble thing. The idea of a partner for life is incredibly romantic. But now we're living to 100. A hundred years ago people were dying at age 37. Til death do us part was a much different deal.

I'm coming out with a wine... I'm actually a restaurateur. I have Famous Famiglia Pizzeria that has opened up in the Sacramento airport. I'm also working with my business partner on opening up the Linnethia Lounge.

One of our fundamental human needs is finding our partner that we hope we will stay with for the rest of our lives. You often find the same search in other genres. The mystery novel has a romance subplot. Literary novels often focus on that relationship but do not often end well.

My number one focus is and will always be football. I wanted to make sure that companies I partner with not only respect that, but also make sense and are quality products. I think Klipsch is synonymous with quality in the sound industry, so it was a natural partnership.

Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance, but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win.

I am excited to partner with Aeropostale for my very own collection. It was a great experience to be able to work with them. Not only did I get to design an entire fashion line, but I got to do it at a great price point with quality clothes, both of which are very important to me.

I want someone who is my partner in life. Who supports me, and I support her. I can share all my experiences in life with her, and she can share hers back with me. Not only do we love each other, but we accept, embrace, nurture, and care for each other.

I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman's head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life.

I'm not searching for that magical Daddy, but I would like to find a partner in life, because I feel like finally I know what love is and what love isn't.

Maybe there's some kind of modeling that can be tedious, like catalogue modeling, but there's a kind of modeling, with runways or working with Richard Avedon, that's not very far from acting. Besides the fact that you don't have a partner to react to, the body language is the same.

The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!

Adidas is just right. They've been, like, a partner I couldn't be more thankful for. I really feel like they've helped increase my popularity. You know? It's tight to be able to attach to their brand and be able to add whatever I can offer to their brand. It's nice to know that they appreciate it. They are always showing love.

I feel very blessed to have a partner in life who supports me, who is enthusiastic about what I want to do, who has been a great father, and who will be a fabulous grandfather.

Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner or it can be alone, but professional chess is always a pursuit of something new and surprising.

I have to visualise my jokes, live my jokes, feel the audience because every audience is different. It's like having a different dancing partner every night.

Music helps set the tone for any occasion, ... Martha's selections for this compilation will make any holiday gathering more festive. We're very pleased to team with SONY BMG, the ideal distribution partner for this venture.

One thing I'll be talking about during the Olympics is what my partner and I would do in this or that situation, ... Not so much in the sense of I wish I were there, but more like what would be effective against opponents.

One of the challenges that Vancouver and cities across the country are facing is that we don't have a federal partner in terms of building for transit, not in the way we need.

On the other hand, export volumes benefit from increased capacity and a lower Australian dollar partly offset by some moderation, but sustained trading partner growth during 2006-2007.

NBC Sports is honored to partner with one of the world's biggest, best, and most successful auto shows. We look forward to working with the NAIAS in 2007 to once again bring the creativity and technology the automotive industry has to offer to millions of homes nationwide.

When the opportunity came along to partner with Bob and Harvey on 'Transamerica' we jumped at the chance, ... Having produced ' Boys Don't Cry ' and witnessing Hillary Swank 's transformation, we were immediately struck by Felicity Huffman's jaw-dropping performance here. She is nothing short of fantastic.

Ocean Spray will replace a good former financial partner with a juice partner and a fruit grower. We've had many offers to sell out and get out, but that has never been our desire. We enjoy what we do and want to continue to run our company. It is a great opportunity for our employees and our brand.

Obviously, we will respond to the concerns of any member of Congress. The government of Uzbekistan has been a good partner in the war on terrorism.

Money laundering is a problem for the whole world, ... We're here to work with you to be as effective a partner as we can.

None of this sort of news is good for the athlete or good for the sport. We're just going to focus on making sure the policies of the organization and the policies of our partner organizations are followed and that the due processes are put in place so it's done fairly and equitably.

NYSUT is pleased to partner with a respected organization like the College Board on such an important endeavor. We are making sure every student in New York receives a world-class education, and that historically under-represented groups get every chance to succeed. The vertical teaming program is a step in the right direction.

No partner in a love relationship...should feel that he has to give up an essential part of himself to make it viable.

My law partner and I had gone outside to see where the limo was, ... We had just gone back and we were leaning against one of those big columns. The people who died were standing next to us.

My job as ranking member is about being a partner in making the committee effective.

I go to the water with a good idea and the water gives it back to me great. Half of what is totally magic in my work isn't me, and I don't say that out of humility, it's just that the water itself is this extraordinary, lyrical, poetic force and when you're working with it, it's there, it's your partner in creativity and it knows more than I do, I swear.

I have had the opportunity to work with her for over ten years, and find her a creative and inspiring sales partner and product marketer who really strives to understand her readers.

If we leave this in the customer's hands, we are putting ourselves at the mercy of what every individual customer is going to do with it. If we take control of it and build a program with a partner to ensure that we get the units installed the way we specify every single time, we put ourselves in a much better position to be successful.

If we ever have free time, my partner and I are fond of going on walks through the local state forests and parks.

We're excited to be able to partner with the Naval Academy and play host tithe Army-Navy doubleheader. We think it will be fun for fans of both the Midshipmen and the Black Knights, and it will be especially rewarding for players on both teams to experience playing at Camden Yards.

She's a great tennis player, has a great look, and has global appeal. Those are the combination of characteristics companies look for when they're looking to partner with athletes.

Mitsubishi Motors is the ideal partner to increase DaimlerChrysler's presence in all parts of Asia. Outside of Japan, (Mitsubishi) has the largest market share in Asia.

Moving forward, the objective of the EEMBC automotive and industrial subcommittee is to develop a powerful benchmark suite that can specify and measure performance and energy between all the components in these complex systems, and help each partner improve its products to push the limits of automotive systems. Patrick's unique combination of education and experience has perfectly positioned him to lead this subcommittee as we strive to develop a benchmark recognized by automotive vendors worldwide for its efficacy in measuring the performance of every component in automotive applications including microcontroller cores, buses, peripherals, memory, compilers, profilers, operating systems, SW drivers, and auto-code generators.

She overcame difficult family circumstances to become the managing partner of a successful 400-lawyer Dallas law firm.

Making 'Fargo' for FX has been the highlight of my career. A writer can search his or her whole career for a network partner who truly understands and encourages their vision. For me, the search is over.

Luke has been an awesome training partner. Having him as a drill partner has helped me learn a lot, and being teammates, we always encourage each other.

Lucas Oil will be a great partner for us. Their enthusiasm about Indianapolis and Indiana and the Colts is incredible and their financial commitment will help us keep the best coaches and players on our field and winning for our fans.

Many attorneys didn't want overseas assignments because they were negatively impacting their chances for becoming partner back home.

So many Hollywood actresses become successful and then just keep on going - they miss out on having a partner and a baby and end up lonely.

So far we have seen too little action to be sure about the character of the (negotiating) partner we have in North Korea,

Sierra Atlantic is an Agile Certified Solution Partner and has been our leading integration and services partner for over nine years. Through their continued product innovation and service offerings, Sierra Atlantic delivers leading-edge services for the Agile community in line with our customer's demands. The Agile Application Management Service is yet another example of Sierra Atlantic identifying needs and streamlining delivery, while taking advantage of offshore resources.

Seventy-eight candles is a heck of a lot of candles to blow out, but luckily I had a great partner to help me out.

I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.

I would think the networks would look to partner and encourage experimentation with techniques that involve the viewer and discourage them to skip the commercials.

I wrote the first page the day my partner died, ... I had to get some stuff down. I was really trying to handle the grief.

JAMDAT's experience in creating fun and innovative games that appeal widely to wireless consumers makes them the ideal partner to bring my legendary TV quiz show, Bullseye, to mobile phones.

I for one believe you should hike with a partner. Find someone you get along with, someone with the same skill level as you or a little better. One rule is to never leave your climbing partner behind. If both of you subscribe to that before you're tired, before you're disoriented, then you can go out and have some fun.

I can tell you in Washington we have no better partner right now on most of these issues that occupy the Security Council... than the French government.

Four years ago, while the nation's eyes were fixed on the devastation in New York City, California's Democrat-controlled Legislature attacked marriage by enacting a sweeping domestic partner bill one day after September 11,

Fox Interactive Media's growth strategy is to strategically partner or acquire category leaders and technology innovators that broaden or enrich our users' experience.

Fox Soccer Channel is pleased to partner with the NSCAA to showcase the nation's top college soccer teams for these exclusive telecasts. Collegiate soccer is a natural complement to our network's lineup of top international and domestic soccer events, and will help us attract new viewers from across the country.