The most terrifying thing in the world was having to give a speech at my girlfriend's wedding. I was physically shaking and… — Lindy Booth Copy Share Image
Oh. Listen, this is really hard for me . . . " "What is?" "You know. Being liked." I started to cry. I couldn't help it. — Catherine Gilbert Murdock Copy Share Image
President Obama gave a big speech on climate change. He believes global warming is getting worse because apparently he's sweating a lot… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“Shit. I was supposed to be at a speech. The bodyguard hadn’t woken me up because I was fucking said bodyguard last… — James Cox Copy Share Image
Simply paying attention allows us to build an emotional connection. Lacking attention, empathy hasn't a chance. — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
It's my job to try to communicate with as little showiness as possible. I was a really showy actor as a young… — Frank Langella Copy Share Image
My grandmother died in 1991 and I was born in '86. We only met once, but I didn't speak English and she… — Oona Chaplin Copy Share Image
Describe character using dialogue. Describe character using what the characters see or do or think, but not what they had done or… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
The idea for 'Conversations with Friends' - two college students who befriend a married couple - struck me at first as a… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
Over 95% of the designers who have ever lived are alive today. Together, we have the power to define what professionalism in… — David Berman Copy Share Image
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I don't think that the folks who are in the middle look at the conversation over whether or not Donald Trump's campaign… — Bill Burton Copy Share Image
“That was quite a performance, old boy, I’m impressed. Bravo.” Thomas exhaled, hoping to drive his raging pulse into submission. “I wish… — Amber Lynn Perry Copy Share Image
Life is a building. It rises slowly, day by day throughout the years. Every new lesson we learn lays a block on… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
Our communications reflect in our countenance. Therefore, we must be careful not only what we communicate, but also how we do so.… — L. Lionel Kendrick Copy Share Image
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Conversation is our account of ourselves...Conversation is the vent of character as well as thoughts...It is the laboratory of the student. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When you're listening to the radio, you're hearing dance beats, all the bells and whistles, and 'Say Something' makes you quiet and… — Ian Axel Copy Share Image
“Is she sane?’ asked Mrs. Linton, appealing to me. ‘I’ll repeat our conversation, word for word, Isabella; and you point out any… — Emily Brontë Copy Share Image
One of the most common mistakes people make in any conversation is to think about what they want to say next instead… — Max Weiss Copy Share Image
When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than… — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
“I can't believe I spent 13 years at school and never got taught cooking, gardening, conversation, massage, Latin, or philosophy. What were… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Kay and Beverly were a disappointment to me. They worked hard at Modern Languages, but their conversation and preoccupations seemed hardly different… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
If we're together I don't expect us to breakup after every little argument. Communication is key, we talk & we get through it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We tell our portfolio companies that it's really important to be metrics-driven and to track their conversions. It goes back to building… — Devon McDonald Copy Share Image
“I just like the feeling of finding the right word in my mind and employing it. I get pleasure from that feeling.… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
“So, why do you write these strong female characters? Because you’re still asking me that question." [ Equality Now speech, May 15, 2006]” — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half… — James Durbin Copy Share Image
I have this recurring nightmare where I'm giving a speech in front of my old high school classmates, and they start laughing… — Dustin Milligan Copy Share Image
A man may forgive many wrongs, but he cannot easily forgive anyone who makes it plain that his conversation is tedious. — Stevie Smith Copy Share Image
“Strong communicators increase their influence because they are intentional and focused with their language.” — Dianna Booher Copy Share Image
When I think about America, I think about freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion. It's a peaceful country. — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
“2 - Listen In Eavesdropping, Seriously? Acting like you’re the main character, You have nothing to go on, Grow the fuck up.” — Apollo Blake Copy Share Image
“What is the name of the woman on the telephone?” “Alis K.” “Is that her real name?” “No.” Conversation between ‘BB’ and… — Steen Langstrup Copy Share Image
I hope that being in places from the [Shinzo Abe] Prime Minister's past will motivate us to have a sincere, very practical… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“The blackness he woke to on those nights was sightless and impenetrable. A blackness to hurt your ears with listening.” — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
'Twin Peaks' was incredibly slow, methodic, taking shots that were uncomfortably long, with a lot of scenes where there was barely any… — Madchen Amick Copy Share Image
I read a lot on the subject and had many conversations, and I have come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church… — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
“Conversations and jokes together, mutual rendering of good services, the reading together of sweetly phrased books, the sharing of nonsense and mutual… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image