“Like so many of the bits of conversation I recall, the meanings hidden in childhood only become clear now that I write… — Elana Dykewomon Copy Share Image
“One danger zone is dialogue ... At the moment of ultimate showing, we writers get nervous. ... We allow characters to tell… — Tin House Books Copy Share Image
Listening is totally different from hearing. Hearing, anybody who is not deaf can do. Listening is a rare art, one of the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Let there be but two occasions for speech - when the subject is one which you thoroughly know and when it is… — Isocrates Copy Share Image
When I think about my great conversations with Marlon Brando on the set of 'Morituri,' I think there's a story there, just… — Eric Braeden Copy Share Image
“Julian curses his fixation: Ultimately, he should have his time writing down the conversations that floated up from the bar beneath the… — Alejandro Zambra Copy Share Image
People are totally overusing LOL and a wink - and I'm very guilty of using the wink - that's probably my favourite… — Carly Pope Copy Share Image
Sin is a lonely thing, a worm wrapped around the soul, shielding it from love, from joy, from communion with fellow men… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
The conversation should've been about middle class people. The conversation should've been about how to raise the minimum wage and strengthen Social… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
He tried to listen to the conversations going on at the table and he found that he could no longer concentrate on… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Demetrius was wont to say that there was no difference between the words and speech of the unskilled and ignorant and the… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
A lot of things have changed since the days of Flickr. Facebook has concentrated the sociality of the Internet within its blue… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
“In particular, husbands and wives who do poorly at nonverbal communication tend to be dissatisfied with their marriages. Moreover, when such problems… — Rowland Miller Copy Share Image
There are the two main reasons we don't get our needs met. First, we don't know how to express our needs to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“You want us all to be snake-charmers and scorpion-eaters," he raged, at one point in their conversation ... "Naturally," Eunice replied in… — Paul Bowles Copy Share Image
“At heart, the mobile concept is about being in control—as a separate and distinct individual. This is the basis of mobilising the… — George Myerson Copy Share Image
People are falling all over themselves to send you free shoes and free cufflinks and colonic irrigations for two. Nobody ever offers… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
And that said, this [issues of comfort women] is important for reopening a conversation in both Japan and in Korea and on… — Elise Hu Copy Share Image
“Young lady, there are many ways to tell something besides using speech. You tell me more by wrapping your arms around your… — Luke Alistar Copy Share Image
As far as Paris goes, we don't know for sure yet how these guys communicate among themselves and how they communicated back… — Michael Morell Copy Share Image
I try and construct the music in a way that stuff that doesn't make sense on the first listen will make sense… — Alex G Copy Share Image
In fiction, I tend to write fairly realistic dialogue-not always, and it tends to vary from book to book. But in many… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“Another time he felt himself reenacting a conversation with father, a long talk about duty and honor and all the reasons why… — Thomas Mullen Copy Share Image
If I ever admit it to you, I'll just embarrass myself. If I ever tell you how I felt for all those… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At one time, I hated the iPhone - but that was only before I used one for the first time. Now, it… — Chris Pirillo Copy Share Image
On May 15, 1957 Linus Pauling made an extraordinary speech to the students of Washington University. ... It was at this time… — Edward Condon Copy Share Image
Definitely in movies, girls talk about boys all the time. And even in real life, I feel like a lot of my… — Sophia Takal Copy Share Image
Cutting through the acronyms and argot that littered the hearing testimony, the Internet may fairly be regarded as a never-ending worldwide conversation.… — Stewart Dalzell Copy Share Image
“Writing, when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation. As no… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wrote the entire history of Alpha because the space station was around for 500 years. I have 30 pages on the… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
This is a perfect example of the power and ridiculousness of a website like Wikipedia. I did give a slightly contentious graduation… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
I feel strongly about opening up the conversation around the wage gap. It makes a difference how much you get paid, especially… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. The kettle is singing even as it pours you a… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Ughhh Most guys in the world want a good girl in there life's but when they have them right in front of… — Angelica Robles Copy Share Image
Evaluating countries is senseless and I would never put things in those terms, but that some of America's advances, particularly in the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
St. Seraphim, like Francis of Assisi, talked to animals. One day two nuns saw him deep in conversation with a bear. The… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
This girl in the pic with me is my girl Priscillah, she has got to be one of the nicest girls I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Arnold Schwarzenegger is gonna be the new governor of California. During his acceptance speech Arnold said 'I will not let you down.'… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“I speak this way because I know how perilous speech can be… A saber might be stopped by a shield. A bullet… — Galen M. Beckett Copy Share Image
White hate crimes, white hate speech. I still try to claim I wasn't brought up to hate. But hate isn't the half… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image