Books Quote by Tony Judt

In a world where audiences listen for attitudes rather than arguments or information, speakers must feel the pressure to posture rather than engage.

— Abhijit Banerjee

It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.

— Lascelles Abercrombie

Perhaps it's worth saying again: One reader's discomfort should never stand in the way of another reader's survival.

— Scott Westerfeld

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to…

— Mandy Patinkin

In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.

— Hayao Miyazaki

“Since position and contact play so big a part in determining what can be seen, heard, read, and experienced, as well as what it…

— Walter Lippmann

“Empathy, the way that we can place ourselves, imaginatively, in the position of another person, is at the heart of what we do as…

— Brenda Walker

One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want to alienate…

— John Grisham

One of the things I've learned is you can't really control what an audience is going to feel.

— Greg Sestero

I can't think of another attitude to have toward an audience than a hopeful and positive one. And if that includes such unfashionable things…

— Robert Palmer

“Today most of the people don't want to read or listen but surely they want to feel - so empathy is the new media.”

— Amit Abraham

Character repudiates intellect, yet excites it; and character passes into thought, is published so, and then is ashamed before newflashes of moral worth.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson