Even though all of us — Elite or pedestrian — reluctantly make poor choices from time to time and need to apologize, almost no one apologizes in a way we feel is correct. Saying sorry is like poetry and proper timing is everything.

If a man has talent and can’t use it, he’s failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men ever know. -Thomas Wolfe

The alpha female is a tough negotiator. She knows her value, and knows there is more to her than looks. She is the leader-type and constantly surrounded by a group of admiring subordinates.