“Poor old Lord Mortlake, who had only two topics of conversation, his gout and his wife! I never could quite make out… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers,… — Roman Jakobson Copy Share Image
If you look at the copies of Churchill's speeches that have survived, they are heavily marked up. He was scrupulous about the… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
For 'City of Ghosts,' I really didn't speak any Arabic. It obviously made it more difficult, but I also found it to… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
The nowadays ruling that no word is unprintable has, I think, done nothing whatever for beautiful letters. The boys have gone hog-wild… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
It seems to me it's perfectly possible to vehemently disagree with a piece of work and to say that it's offensive and… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“...in real life I always seem to have a hard time winding up a conversation or asking somebody to leave, and sometimes… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“To be happily married, as I've been fortunate enough to be, is to be a partner in a conversation that can last… — Mark Edmundson Copy Share Image
“Each of us, has inside of us, a basic decency and goodness. If we listen to it and act on it, we… — José N. Harris Copy Share Image
Today, not to take away from any of the present artists, but music has gotten a little shallow, in my opinion. Everybody's… — La'Porsha Renae Copy Share Image
In academia, left-liberalism is so entrenched its advocates' debating skills have gone rusty. When you've been talking to yourself for decades and… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
“He was a man who formed opinions as he spoke them, or perhaps afterward, requiring him to ramble at length to grasp… — Tom Rachman Copy Share Image
The telling of stories, like singing and praying, would seem to be an almost ceremonial act, an ancient and necessary mode of… — David Abram Copy Share Image
“They listened to a series of speeches by civil rights luminaries, capped off by a rousing, crowd-pleasing address by Martin Luther King.… — Stephen M. Ward Copy Share Image
Because gender can be uncomfortable, there are easy ways to close this conversation. Some people will bring up evolutionary biology and apes,… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“Greer recognised that the direction the sexual revolution was taking was not in the interests of women. “Sex must be rescued from… — J.M.R. Higgs Copy Share Image
Today, when we look at a brain, we see an intricate network of billions of neurons in constant, crackling communication, a chemical… — Carl Zimmer Copy Share Image
The most important thing for the conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way.… — Laurence Equilbey Copy Share Image
“In looking at our our individual classroom pedagogies and our isolated artistic endeavors, we must broaden the frame of analysis to consider… — Ann Elizabeth Armstrong Copy Share Image
'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Each time I write a new piece, whether a novel, a picture book, a speech or anything, really, it has so much… — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
“Facts swooped like swallows, darting across her mind; there was a rush of pride in things still remembered. Singing was limited to… — Tracy Guzeman Copy Share Image
Done with all these heartbreaks, Done with all these lies, If you dont start the conversation, Why the hell should i? I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Effective communication is fascinating to me yet bad communication is just as fascinating. There are lessons to be learned from both. I… — Nancy Duarte Copy Share Image
There's a feeling of despair for some, but that's not what we wanted. Because the whole movie is without dialogue, it's more… — Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Copy Share Image
It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment… — George Allen Copy Share Image
“Due allowance being made for the sounds of the language, writing aloud is not phonological but phonetic; its aim is not the… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“And then?" "And then," said Poirot. "We will talk! Je vous assure, Hastings - there is nothing so dangerous for anyone who… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“(...) and now only fragments of conversation would come back every now and again. "Goldie is, like, such a good dog, and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
A little-recognized value of listening and inquiring relates to the realization that in human relationships, it is frequently not what the I've… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
“The world is in its inherent nature (swabhaav). Satyug (era of the time cycle that is characterized by unity in thoughts, speech,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Giving him a slight wave, she turned and strolled away. "Jaime?" he called after her. "Jaime, don't ignore me!" Without breaking stride,… — Suzanne Wright Copy Share Image
I've never really been into doing a lot of social media, but it's a great way for people to talk amongst themselves… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
99% of all the conflict is caused by miscommunication and misunderstanding. Someone have said something, someone have assumed something, then someone have… — Sumesh Nair Copy Share Image
“My problem as a writer is that—whenever I meet someone for the first time—I immediately invent for them a personality and background… — James Rozoff Copy Share Image
Always have clear lines of communication and be open to trying new ideas. Being open to new ideas is crucial to growing… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
Somebody asked me the other day, 'What do you love the most about the show?' I said, 'The conversations that I have… — Jason Bonham Copy Share Image
Your business should be defined, not in terms of the product or service you offer, but in terms of what customer need… — Ken Blanchard Copy Share Image
You're always fighting the contradiction between the supposed intimacy of a two-person conversation and the blunt reality that you're trying to sell… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
