The single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precisions. Don’t worry about constructing beautiful sentences.… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
“According to his upbringing, there were certain subjects that it was ill-mannered to raise in conversation with a new acquaintance. With the… — Jonathan L. Howard Copy Share Image
May it not be asked of every intelligent friend to the liberties of his country, whether the power exercised in such an… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Talking with Ken Shamrock was almost a one-way conversation. I knew Ken was a tough guy, one of the toughest in the… — Stone Cold Steve Austin Copy Share Image
Every human being shall see in each and all of his fellow-men a hidden divinity... that every human being is made in… — Rudolf Steiner Copy Share Image
“it happened again. And again. Some blackouts were benign, the last few hours of an evening turning into a blurry strobe. Some… — Sarah Hepola Copy Share Image
[Jules] slides into a seat beside me with her hot lunch tray, sighing. “Four hours, thirty-six minutes, and twelve seconds till we’re… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“At the time of the October Revolution, the Russian intellectual elite had been both a part and a partner to the European… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
We often hear that having sexual relations before marriage is a way of getting to know each other better. This is a… — Meicee Copy Share Image
I tend to be a loner I think a lot of social theorists are like that. On one level, the majority… — George Ritzer Copy Share Image
It is too often forgotten that the gift of speech, so centrally employed, has been elaborated as much for the purpose of… — Wilfred Bion Copy Share Image
I actually enjoy working with green screen, because I can imagine all that stuff happening, and I really cut my teeth on… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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The game is just one long conversation, and I'm anticipating that, and I will say things like 'Did you know that?' or… — Vin Scully Copy Share Image
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Stories are great, but at the end of the day, you remember that moment and that moment and that moment. 'The Avengers'… — Jeffrey Bell Copy Share Image
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If I hear a conversation and somebody says something intriguing, my first thought is, 'Is that a song?' I write all year… — Toby Keith Copy Share Image
What I've really learned is to be open to listen to other people's opinions and then question my own thoughts. And learn… — Brandi Chastain Copy Share Image
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“What have you done with Hetty?" he demanded. "Listened to her incessant prattle, complaints, tears, demands, artless conversation and recriminations for more… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
I feel more meditative when I don't have a home. I like being put into a new place and making friends with… — Le1f Copy Share Image
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Like propaganda generally, advertising must thus pervade the atmosphere; for it wants, paradoxically, to startle its beholders without really being noticed by… — Mark Crispin Miller Copy Share Image
I still do mostly listen to CDs. I think that every format really is a different way of listening. If you take… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
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You work for it. You don't have to massage it, so that it fits into the way it has to be. He's… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
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Whenever Percy stopped by to see [Annabeth], she was so lost in thought that the conversation went something like this: Percy: 'Hey,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
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The need to make music, and to listen to it, is universally expressed by human beings. I cannot imagine, even in our… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
No totalitarian censor can approach the implacability of the censor who controls the line of communication between the outer world and our… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
![“[Jules] slides into a seat beside me with her hot lunch tray, sighing. “Four hours, thirty-six minutes, and twelve seconds till we’re out of purgatory for the weekend.” “Maybe later,” I murmur, still distracted by the day’s previous events. “So, let me show you how a conversation works. I say…” quote by Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/jodi-picoult-45_communication_jules-slides-into-a-seat-beside-me-with_369395.jpg)
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