First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
“Joyce has also come to appreciate Isabel’s sensitive ways. “Isabel is an old soul,” she says. “You forget that she’s only a… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Mom’s new husband was eleven years older than Mom. He had been Mom’s boss at the Buick dealership where she’d worked until… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“If my mother's intention in whole or in part was to ensure that I never had to suffer any indignity or embarrassment… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I did my dissertation on the idea of femininity and women's writing, so I spent eight months reading about how women are… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
“defensive. "I don't want to talk about it." "Trin-" "Arthur, cool it." Trin ordered in his softest tone of voice.” — AlTonya Washington Copy Share Image
Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame anyone else. I was too… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words. — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
“He never even talked of love; but there are modes of making it more eloquent than language, and which convey it subtilely… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“Hyperbolic Suggestion is—as one might infer from the term’s literal interpretation—a method of suggestion induced upon the subject (or subjects), in question,… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“When an animal dies, another of the same species may cling to the body, eat the body, or look bored. Bees expel… — Boria Sax Copy Share Image
“The boy speaks up. When he does, there's such a tender quality to his voice that I can't help looking up at… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
That's our plan? We're going to walk fifty kilometers, right past the Germans, to a poultry collective that maybe didn't get burned… — David Benioff Copy Share Image
Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Yes,” her boss responded, “one for us and one for the customer.” “I’m sorry, so you are saying that the client is… — Chris Voss Copy Share Image
It is not the how of painting but the why. To imitate a style would be a little like teaching a tone… — Ben Shahn Copy Share Image
“Fifth, consider demeanor. The young secularists of New York City are extremely sensitive to anything that smacks of artifice to them. Anything… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“You won't get much with only ten men," Will said, in a reasonable tone of voice. Gundar snorted angrily. "Ten? I've got… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Her sensations on the discovery made her perfectly speechless. She could not even thank him. She could only hang over little Charles,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“If you kill me a thousand will take my place,‘ said the man, who was now backed against a wall. ‘Yes,‘ said… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Does your tone match your intention? Is your tone of voice confusing or clarifying? Are you coming across to others as you… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“The big three blind spots are tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language. The listener is very aware of these, the… — Douglas Stone Copy Share Image
“Being lost and dead he had only to lie still, and was no longer obliged to wander through the pathless taiga. Otherwise,… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Studies have indicated that the tone of voice may be more important than any other element in our response.” — Robert E. Fisher Copy Share Image
“They rode for a while in silence, a tiny island in the smoky stream of marching men. Then Lee said slowly, in… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
