“Perhaps it is in this respect that language differs most sharply from other biologic systems for communication. Ambiguity seems to be an… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
Without a doubt, one of the things which keeps us from attaining perfection is our tongue. When one has reached the point… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“The telephone clicked, and Archer, turning from the photographs, unhooked the transmitter at his elbow. How far they were from the days… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
It's often said that I choose subjects that are sensational! I choose to film subjects that spark difficult conversations and make people… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Copy Share Image
Personal Skills are the skills that we use to maintain a healthy body and mind. They can enhance communication. When communicating, stay… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
Donald Trump announced that he's running for president. During his speech he told the crowd that if elected he would be 'the… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
“The people in this ballroom are not the subject of trumps speeches either. Their industries aren’t dead. Their jobs didn’t disappear overseas.… — Katy Tur Copy Share Image
I often don't endorse what I tweet, rather I want to throw things about to spark conversation or controversy. What I think… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“They carried on a curious intermittent conversation which flicked on and off like the beams of a lighthouse suddenly nipped into silence… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The President [Barack Obama] is very focused on [healthcare]. He, of course, is also writing this speech at high speed. And right… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
Learn the language that they understand, and when they come upon our doorstep to talk we can talk, and they will get… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience.… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
I had that extroverted energy, and I always involved myself in quite adult conversations. My mum never hid us from that. There… — Billy Howle Copy Share Image
“Soft and small voice communications with our associates make priceless friendships possible. I am appreciative of people who find no need to… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
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Advertising and the free society are closely connected. Advertising helps to make a free society remain so by increasing competition, and by… — John Treasure Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
With repeated listenings, a piece eventually becomes its own being. I very often say to students that this is like meeting a… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
When 'Tracks' first came out, I was courted by Sydney Pollack. I had lunch with him, and he opened the conversation with,… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
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Because I would be around so many people in the fashion industry, there's this kind of dialogue. People would always say, 'Oh… — Adwoa Aboah Copy Share Image
After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of… — Ma Jian Copy Share Image
“If you are not EXCITED enough at your present life its mean your future is not EXITING. Excitement will give you ENTHUSIASM… — Rashedur Ryan Rahman Copy Share Image
“There would be brief spurts of conversation, a few lines would be written on the table, occasional laughter would come from some… — Stanislaw M. Ulam Copy Share Image
I was at a loss suddenly; but conscious all the while of how Armand listened; that he listened in the way that… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Zachary Jernigan's short stories are in deep conversation with the history of the genre while maintaining a thoroughly modern sensibility. Here’s a… — James Patrick Kelly Copy Share Image
I want some one to sit beside after the day's pursuit and all its anguish, after its listening, its waitings, and its… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
In all of my work I'm trying to create a dialogue, in which I want to provoke the recipients, stimulate them to… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
“Propagandists reveal themselves through their use of tricks such as "name-calling", employing "glittering generalities", "plain folks" identifications, "card stacking", "bandwagon" devices, and… — Klaus Krippendorff Copy Share Image
Intuition is a combination of insight and imagination that was once attributed to spiritual communication. Mathematicians call it 'fuzzy logic,' drawing conclusions… — Jennifer James Copy Share Image
“all the respects that I have so far mentioned, conversation fits the bill of a free association which is subservient to no… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I believe that this notion of self-publishing, which is what Blogger and blogging are really about, is the next big wave of… — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image
“Given that people spend more than twice as many hours watching TV than they do socializing, TV sets the tone for all… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
The muffled thunder of dialogue comes through the walls, then a chorus of laughter. Then more thunder. Most of the laugh tracks… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I regret that after 30 years of writing columns in this market, including ten with this newspaper that I love very much,… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
I'm not convinced that the world is in any worse shape than it ever was. It's just that in this age of… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Donald Trump foreign policy speech got good reviews, and it says we're going to defeat the people who are direct threats to… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
The Genie declared that in his time and place there were scientists of the passions who maintained that language itself, on the… — John Barth Copy Share Image
It was always the same thing - no script, dialogue at the last minute. Everyone always thought we just said anything we… — Anna Karina Copy Share Image