Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by tone of voice. — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
It is easy to keep secrets by being honest in an ironic tone of voice. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words. — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
When Jackson used that particular tone of voice, men died, pure and simple. — Christine Feehan 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
“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
“I didn’t intend it to come out sarcastically, but I guess that’s just where my tone of voice automatically goes these days.” — M.A. George Copy Share Image
90% problem of life are due to tone of voice. Its not so important what we say. But it matters a lot… — Aldyna Threesya Copy Share Image
Our spouse will usually interpret our message based on our tone of voice, not the words we use. — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
God does not play games with His loyal servants," said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice. "Whooo-eee," said Crowley.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Certainty is as it were a tone of voice in which one declares how things are, but one does not infer from… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
I particularly admire are Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome who wrote in a certain tone of voice which was humane and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Her eyes blinked unfocused several times, then she leaned towards him. “You know what?” He frowned at the sudden change in her… — Mila Rossi Copy Share Image
“The world needs people like you,' Simmon said in the tone of voice that let me know he was turning philosophical. 'You… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
How you use your voice is really important, and it's really driven by context more than anything else, and your tone of… — Christopher Voss Copy Share Image
“Donald Cameron has his own character in the world now!?” Skeletor exclaimed, in somewhat the same tone of voice as a tribune… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The girl talks to me but I can’t understand her anymore. Naturally, I say yes in my most sincere tone of voice.… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“But in the end it comes down to a matter of respect, and the simplest way that respect is communicated is through… — Malcolm Gladwell 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
“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
“They let you drive now?" he said in a wondering tone of voice calibrated to get under her skin. "I leave for… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
Some people who experience a religious conversion seem to undergo a personality change. They can be quite congenial and easygoing when talking… — Darrel Ray 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
I do not like the Broadway theatre because it does not know how to say hello. The tone of voice is false,… — Julian Beck Copy Share Image
“The tone of voice cut through him like a diamond saw. He could dimly remember being scolded by his mother when he… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I want men to admire me, but that's a trick you learn at school--a movement of the eyes, a tone of voice,… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
“For an immature little preppy guy, you're pretty smart." "An immature little preppy guy ?" he repeated in an outraged tone of… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“Then call me Pierce because we're friends." He bent in close in the turn, eyes gleaming as they dropped to her lips.… — Sabrina Jeffries Copy Share Image
“He must be “good” not only in order to please his parents and not only to avoid being punished by them; behind… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“Would you like to know how Charlotte got those nine stitches?" I asked suddenly, in a tone of voice that sounded perfectly… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“ Do you have an audience in mind when writing? (March 2010 Bookgeeks interview ) In terms of story, the only audience… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“My job is not to sell the books - my father does that - but to look after them. Every so often… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
“At the end of that class Demian said to me thoughtfully: "There’s something I don’t like about this story, Sinclair. Why don’t… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“The areas of the cortex responsible for attention and self-regulation develop in response to the emotional interaction with the person whom we… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“What happen to ladies first?" Lilly teased, just trying to expel her nervous energy. She knew what the answer was but she… — Quinn Loftis Copy Share Image
When we talk in company we lose our unique tone of voice, and this leads us to make statements which in no… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I can't listen to my own voice. I change my voicemail on my machine literally every week because I'm so obsessed with… — Michael Angarano Copy Share Image
