796 quotes found
“God uses language to create and command us.”
“Most ardent reformers are accompanied by but equal portion of dullness . John Quincy Adams”
“This culture of distraction was nothing new. Christianity was born into one.”
“Jefferson could strike up the band even when he was being lazy or fearful.”
“Language consists in equal parts of speaking and silence.”
“There is nothing quite as destructive to the gospel of Jesus Christ as the use of language that dismisses the way Jesus talks and prays and takes up instead the rhetoric of smiling salesmanship or ...”
“Humor and seriousness can be an unstable mix.”
“A diplomat who says yes means maybe", a diplomat who says maybe" means no, and a diplomat who says no is no diplomat.”
“Staring into someones eyes for a long time is psychic. At first its very strange and scary - scarier than the first time you have sex. Then you begin to relax, and the person youre looking at may b...”
“Coming from a business family, she shied away from abstractions.”
“A dash of humor will only add intense gravity to the proceedings, even as a flash of lightning only makes midnight dreariness all the more impressive.”
“All conversation, big or small, is about painting word pictures of your experiences for other people. The more”
“Pausing gives us the opportunity to arrive at an internal place from which we can choose wisely what needs to be done or said, and then do so gently.”
“In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay”
“Frankie, I'm fully awake and more curious than George. If we hang up I'll lie here formulating a million reasons for your call, none of them your truth, and that would drive me crazy. You wouldn't ...”
“When communication in unclear speculations takes precedence.”
“I found myself speaking more slowly (in an attempt to obey the Bible in speech), as if I was speaking French instead of English.”
“You don't talk dirty to make him hot. You "talk dirty" to communicate what you need. And most guys, if you go, "Yeah, yeah, just like that, a little more to the left," they'll do it.”
“Real communication is not possible. That is why my message, your perception and your expression shall never be the same.”
“Suddenly I've become so restless that I'm capable of saying "That is enough" and ending what I'm writing you, which is based mostly on blind words.”
