I thought he was breaking my neck -- it hurt really bad. I kept calling for help, but I was so hoarse from him choking me. I couldn't make a very big sound.

I thought he was going to kill me. He grabbed me from around back with his arm around my throat, just pulling me backwards and pulling me down.

We thought it would help us put the children through college. That didn't happen, but it might put the grandchildren through.

The little things don't hurt anything, and they may help retention, ... But they aren't the panacea that they might have been at one time. The big thing right now is simply salaries.

Your psyche can really help you and it can really hurt you.

Sometimes deadlines help and sometimes they don't make much of a difference. They rarely hurt, unless they are arbitrary or excessively short. But if you are working in good faith and the deadlines can be extended if progress is being made, they work well.