“And this totally normal conversation unspools from there, covering the basics: family, siblings, school, favorite composers, favorite movies, favorite wood (for carving… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Everything that we inherit, the rain, the skies, the speech, and anybody who works in the English language in Ireland knows that… — John McGahern Copy Share Image
One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic… — George Meany Copy Share Image
“Rather than make claims of final theories, perhaps we should focus on our ever-continuing dialogue with the universe. It is the dialogue… — Adam Frank Copy Share Image
“His listening intensified day by day until he could hear the adagio movement of a nucleus inside an electron aria that floated… — Rita Leganski Copy Share Image
Well, the elected officials in both parties are receiving campaign contributions and support through electioneering communications from groups that aren't technically affiliated… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
Try handling problems in the office as dispassionately as you can and I guarantee you will have a better time of it;… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
We walked always in beauty, it seemed to me. We walked and looked about, or stood and looked. Sometimes, less often, we… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I normally don't initiate conversations with guys unless they want to talk about certain things - when I'm at the facility, I'm… — Chris Kluwe Copy Share Image
For I must not measure the speech of a statesman to his people by the impression which it leaves in a university… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
The Pavlovian view of women voters - plug the words in, and they will respond - sends a chill down my spine… — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
“Proxemics is the study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior, social interaction, and communication.… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Every professional voice coach worth their salt will bring you back to the importance of tone, pace, and pitch. While these concepts… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
There is a deeper truth expressed in the unity of the United States. Implicate in the union of our country is the… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
All intervening steps, scribbles, sketches, drawings, failed work models, studies thoughts, conversations, are of interest. Those that show the thought process of… — Sol LeWitt Copy Share Image
“Entertaining shouldn’t be about showing off. It’s all about making people feel comfortable and setting a stage for everyone to have a… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
Bring different groups together internally, send them out to visit other companies, or bring in interesting speeches. Show that you love learning… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
My dad was a tough man. I think that would be putting it mildly. Short on praise, short on communications. Long on… — Brian France Copy Share Image
Walking around becomes actually difficult. But the walking process is the oldest natural form of movement. It puts you literally in touch… — Iain Sinclair Copy Share Image
“A successful alone-time period means letting go of communication addiction. During alone time, give up instant messages, phone calls, e-mail, and meetings.… — Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Matthew Linderman, 37 Signals Copy Share Image
Life is hard enough, and I want everyone to know that I love them, I want everyone to know that I'm having… — E. R. Fightmaster Copy Share Image
I know you'll look for me when you find yourself in places we'd once been, you imagine me walking through a crowd… — Unkown Copy Share Image
“When we are asleep, so it seems to me, we sleep surrounded by all the years. I have imagined, sleeping, that I… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
“Articulation! There, by Joe, was MY absolute, if I could be said to have one. At any rate, it is the only… — John Barth Copy Share Image
Texting a Person all night & day & never getting bored cause they can hold a conversation especially when they send me… — Tequila Lopez Copy Share Image
It's a free country, man. Freedom of speech is the first amendment. But when you are talking business and being a role… — Mike Perry Copy Share Image
When ministers in this government talk about investing in education and skills, about making the planning system work; about employment law reform… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
“Log Entry: SOL 118 My conversation with NASA about the Water Reclaimer was boring and riddled with technical details. So I'll paraphrase… — Andy Weir Copy Share Image
The two men were greedily hunched over the table, like two wolves disputing a carcass, but their muttered speech in the echoing… — Jan Neruda Copy Share Image
“It is our policy not to negotiate with terrorists." I stared at the phone, my eyes wide. I was speechless and very, very angry. "Are you still there?" The voice belonged to an unnamed official in the NSA. Perston‐Smythe introduced him as one of Cox's supervisors. "What the fuck do you mean by that?" "It is the policy of this government not to negotiate with terrorists." "Do you mean to tell me that you consider me a terrorist?" He sounded almost prim. "Certainly. You've taken a hostage." "Terrorists," I said, gritting my teeth, "attack the innocent to achieve their goals. If you're about to tell me that you consider Cox an innocent bystander, then this conversation is over." "Terrorists are—" "Oh, fuck it! You want a terrorist action so you can consider me a terrorist? There's no way you can keep me out of your nuclear arsenals. Where do you want the first one to go off? The Pentagon? The White House? The Capitol building? How about Moscow or Kiev? Wouldn't that be interesting? Do you think they'd launch?" His voice was a lot less prim. "You wouldn't do that." "Well, as a matter of fact, I wouldn't. BECAUSE I'M NOT A TERRORIST!" I slammed the phone down on the hook and jumped.” — Steven Gould Copy Share Image
Even today, when an Aboriginal mother notices the first stirrings of speech in her child, she lets it handle the things of… — Bruce Chatwin Copy Share Image
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible. Things like the continuance of British rule in… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
For me, good service is efficient and discreet; it's that critical balance. As soon as the client sits down, the communication flow… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
Every night I try to look at the audience and treat every audience differently. It's almost like it's a single entity or… — Matt Shultz Copy Share Image
Perhaps because my relationship with my father went through such a long, bumpy time, it's been very important for me to work… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Every writer's difficult journey is a movement from silence to speech. We must be intensely private and interior in order to find… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
“ Do you have an audience in mind when writing? (March 2010 Bookgeeks interview ) In terms of story, the only audience… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
The constitution of madness as a mental illness, at the end of the eighteenth century, affords the evidence of a broken dialogue,… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
We think that we live in a heterosexual society because most men are fixated on women as sexual objects; but, in fact,… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
