Communication Quote by Gavin Dunne

“Snark is what people on the inside call any attempt at protest from people on the outside. I hate it on principle, as do…

— David Denby

Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable conflict that…

— Dean Koontz

“Naw, rudeness is for amateurs. I prefer going right from polite conversation to extreme violence.”

— Stephen Schochet

Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.

— Penn Jillette

A lot of people have said that I'm super-snarky and mean. But honesty is the only way to get people to change. It's very…

— Stacy London

“A man may count himself happy in having licence to slander; but he will be far happier if deprived entirely of that liberty. Then…

— Augustine of Hippo

I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.

— Bryan Burrough

I've gotten "condescending" a million times, and that's not good.

— David Cross

Im accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.

— Bryan Burrough

I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be…

— Mos Def

I receive something we might euphemistically call an 'inappropriately hostile' response - that is to say, more than fair criticism or even fair anger…

— Mary Beard

I learned how my childhood had led me to be comfortable with confrontation and insensitive to those with less power. I came across as…

— Gagan Biyani