9 saw the first direct-dialed long-distance telephone call, between New York and San Francisco. Of course, back in that primitive era the… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“It is probably the last conversation like this the seminarian and I will have. After his ordination, particular friendships with women will… — Patricia Lockwood Copy Share Image
Of course, no one should be trapped in bad schools or bad neighborhoods. No one. But I think we need to be… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
The greatest penalty of evil-doing is to grow into the likeness of bad men, and, growing like them, to fly from the… — Plato Copy Share Image
“I prefer the company of books. When I'm reading, I'm never alone, I have a conversation with the book. It can be… — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
At the end of our conversation she (Martha Stout) turned to address you, the reader. She said if you're beginning to feel… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
The Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit reflects the aquarium's proximity to the state's Outer Banks, where thousands of ships have run aground… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I've noticed two things about men who get big salaries. They are almost invariably men who, in conversation or in conference, are… — John Hallock Jr Copy Share Image
“Jane to Cosmo-- So you're thinking, you know, 'WTF, I thought we were going to do the horizontal mambo, and she has… — Suzanne Brockmann Copy Share Image
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We might make a public moan in the newspapers about the decay of conscience, but in private conversation, no matter what crimes… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
“We spoke on the phone for the first time that morning. My back against the chest of drawers, my knees tucked under… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
I don't think we should see the world of books as fundamentally separate from the world of the Internet. Yes, the Internet… — John Green Copy Share Image
There's no telling from poem to poem where this brilliant 'conversation' about maleness and gender will lead---there are poems about husbands and… — Nancy Eimers Copy Share Image
I appreciate my my sleep In sleep my conversation is witty My home is dusted My office work is up to date… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Our ability to offer empathy can allow us to stay vulnerable, defuse potential violence, help us hear the word 'no' without taking… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I find myself having rehearsal chats, in my head, for conversations I need to have. Sometimes they are arguments, things I need… — Michael Lomenda Copy Share Image
A lot of people try to use sarcasm to flirt, and it tends not to read well. Most people who are successful… — Amy Webb Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty big Jericholic in that sense that Chris is officially one of the Mount Rushmore greats. He just is and… — Paul Walter Hauser Copy Share Image
I have lots of hard-earned knowledge about women through heartbreak - and social faux pas. When I was about 15, thinking I… — Joshua Jackson Copy Share Image
Prayer is first of all listening to God. It's openness. God is always speaking; he's always doing something. Prayer is to enter… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Word books traditionally focus on unusual and quirky items. They tend to ignore the words that provide the skeleton of the language,… — David Crystal Copy Share Image
They reached the carriage house. When she turned the knob, he got all critical again. “Why isn’t this door locked?” “It’s Parrish.… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
We need to have a grown-up conversation about what kind of system do we need, both politically and legally and culturally and… — Gail Bradbrook Copy Share Image
I've had this conversation with friends who have had challenging relationships with one or another parent. The only thing I can say… — Christie Hefner Copy Share Image
“So," he called to her back, "Just out of curiosity, you know, purely conversation and all, at what age will you be… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
The general public have a warped view of the speed at which an investigation proceeds. They like to imagine tense conversations going… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
My wife will tell you it's the little things, like driving my boys to school on my days off so she can… — Daniel Dae Kim Copy Share Image
It is important to keep protesting, to keep forcing a conversation in the public arena. In any case, when you know what… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
It is possible for us to live in the very sense of the Lord's presence, under even the most difficult circumstances. If… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
My hectic work schedule does not often permit me time to visit temples, but my conversations with God don't depend on idol… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
If we consider what happens in conversation, in reveries, in remorse, in times of passion, in surprises, in the instructions of dreams,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The moment when someone attaches you to a philosophy or a movement, then they assign all the baggage and all the rest… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I feel like we are so much more comfortable sweeping things under the rug and putting on a brave face, and to… — AnnaLynne McCord Copy Share Image
DOCTOR. Always preceded by 'The good'. Among men, in familiar conversation, 'Oh! balls, doctor!' Is a wizard when he enjoys your confidence,… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
As we talked, I had the sense of uncovering something precious and long-buried, fully formed. Our conversation was a process of removing… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
My poems and prose are not often in direct conversation with each other, but there's so much crossover - everything that comes… — Alex Lemon Copy Share Image
The short conversation that follows eventually led to a tree religion. Its tenet of faith was this: a tree that was a… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
