SCENE + HEARD: Just For Fun Hear/Say By Staff Monday, August 31, 2015 12:00 AM “There’s a fast track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, for mine it doesn’t.” – Idris ElbA, actor “There’s a way to do networking that isn’t overly brownnosing.” – Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times “The successful networks I know, the ones receiving tons of referrals and feeling truly happy about themselves, continually put the other person’s needs ahead of their own.” – Bob Burg, author “Networking is rubbish; have friends instead.” – Steve Winwood, musician “Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can’t buy friendships.” – Lindsay Fox, businessman “It’s all about people. It’s about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges.” – Mike Davidson, author