"House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad."

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"Hostess with the Mostest"Think of a time when you have had a party in your home or had friends over for dinner. Didn't you want to make sure they were nurtured, cared for, and well-taken care of? Didn't you want your guests to interact with each other and enjoy the experience so they would remember it fondly?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"In his book, Networking is a Contact Sport, Joe Sweeney advises that when you attend networking events, act as if it is your party and you are the host or hostess. By doing this, you will help others be at ease and demonstrate a heart of service and generosity."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Hospitality, Truth, Power, Social, Wisdom

"This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Hospitality, Humanity, Emotion, Awareness, Truth

"House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Hospitality, Guests

"When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality."

Al Capone, American Criminal

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"Don't you love meeting an approachable person? They roll out the proverbial "welcome mat. Their energy and engaging openness make us feel safe. They project the messages, "I'm so glad to meet you. I like you. Tell me more about you. I'm so glad that you're here, without even saying a word."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Hospitality, Happiness, Power, Truth, Life

"Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest."

Kin Hubbard, American Journalist

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"I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself."

Oprah Winfrey, American Entertainer

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"He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful."

Horace, Roman Poet

Hospitality, Approval

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"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."

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"Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated."

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"Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone."

"In his book, Networking is a Contact Sport, Joe Sweeney advises that when you attend networking events, act as if it is your party and you are the host or hostess. By doing this, you will help others be at ease and demonstrate a heart of service and generosity."

"House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad."

"When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality."

"Don't you love meeting an approachable person? They roll out the proverbial "welcome mat. Their energy and engaging openness make us feel safe. They project the messages, "I'm so glad to meet you. I like you. Tell me more about you. I'm so glad that you're here, without even saying a word."

"Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest."

"I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself."

"He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful."

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"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other."

"A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest."

"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat."

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."

"I was too old for a paper route, too young for Social Security and too tired for an affair."

"How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?"

"My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car."

"Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth."

"Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments."

"Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated."