In today's world of blogging and tweeting, conversation has become a bit more staccato. In many ways we're more efficient, but I… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
Mobile communications have two functions: as a safety net, and as a marketing tool. I think it'd be foolish to not carry… — Andrew Skurka Copy Share Image
Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“Pipes filled with brine that spied on the inhabitants of buildings watching, listening, hunting. You might obscure the attention of the Londonmancers,… — China Miéville Copy Share Image
Dropping of the atomic bomb was the main subject of conversation for many years and so people had very strong feelings about… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
“(James Joyce, in conversation with Carl Jung:)"Literary artists know more about the human mind than you fellers have a hope in hell… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Communication always changes society, and society was always organized around communication channels. Two hundred years ago it was mostly rivers. It was… — Vinod Khosla Copy Share Image
A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
“Writing is mental exercise and the preeminent method to train the mind to achieve a desirable state of mental quietude. Meditative writing,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of ones voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
“Knuth goes on to acknowledge that he doesn’t intend to cut himself off completely from the world. He notes that writing his… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
“In a now famous commencement speech at Stanford University, Steve Jobs urged the graduating class to “stay hungry. Stay foolish.” Never let… — Sophia Amoruso Copy Share Image
But that wasn't fancy enough for Lord Byron, oh dear me no, he had to invent a lot of figures of speech… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
I want to make sure that people understand that, behind this national conversation around transgender rights, there are real people who hurt… — Sarah McBride Copy Share Image
“It did matter to get out of bed. There were webs to weave. Strings to grasp. Packages to deliver. Conversations to start.… — Bud Macfarlane Jr Copy Share Image
It's important that we start conversations about changing the culture of sexual harassment and discrimination in politics, state capitols, and our larger… — J. B. Pritzker Copy Share Image
Student loan debt is certainly not a fitting topic for a commencement speech, but it's an issue we must confront - not… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
“Pope Urban II convened a council in France, where he made a rousing speech urging the faithful to pick up swords in… — Cyrus Shahrad Copy Share Image
“I want to be the guy in a movie who's, I don't know, out walking his rabbit on a leash (I don't… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
When talking w/kids its not what we say but how we say it! Think about your tone of voice & non-verbal communication.… — Kevin Heath Copy Share Image
“Our conversation with God should be utterly free and familiar, because God is the only person who will never, ever misunderstand us… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
“...because people who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they'd never admit in normal conversation.… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Donald Trump and the First Amendment, it's not a beautiful match; it's not a match made in heaven. Between the free speech… — Megyn Kelly Copy Share Image
The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we're all going, "God, what a jerk… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
And what does the rain say at night in a small town, what does the rain have to say? Who walks beneath… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Understanding that capacity of knowing when to be charming, when to shut the hell up, when to be humble and when to… — Rob Morgan Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I remember, for action continuity or to get all warmed up for an action scene before giving a close-up or saying… — Sidharth Malhotra Copy Share Image
We are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking to the rivers, we are not listening to the wind and stars.… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
Powerful people do not have good listening skills. They hate to listen. They succeed by getting good at faking it ... If… — Penelope Trunk Copy Share Image
The retention of the power to punish for contempt for acts of speech alone, which do not directly interfere with the administration… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and listen to the speech of God. His closet and his… — Phillips Brooks Copy Share Image
We are a unique ape. We have language. Other animals have systems of communication that fall far short of that. They don't… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Keep healthy way of communicaton. You can see it as a challenge or as a learning opportunity. You get to hear other… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Anything, even the conceptually most complex material, can be written for general audiences without any dumbing down. Of course you have to… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Comic-strip artists generally have very modest ambitions. Day to day, we labor to fit together all these little moving parts - a… — Garry Trudeau Copy Share Image
“Become keenly aware of these three layers to discover whether you're listening with interest and intent for excellent communication and understanding—or are… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in… — Kay Bailey Hutchison Copy Share Image
“The communication is made only by 7% from the verbal part, the pure content, the remaining 93% is divided between non-verbal (55%),… — Robert James Copy Share Image
I stopped listening to what people say. For me, the most important thing is what my family says, what my coaches say,… — Jan Blachowicz Copy Share Image
