Quotes About Articulation

He knew the way he spoke wasn't right, but it was the only way the words came. The thoughts in his head were precise and clear, their meaning was absolutely obvious. But when they emerged in the form of phrases, the superfluous husk simply fell away of its own accord and only the essential idea was left. Probably sometimes rather more fell away than ought to.

He knew the way he spoke wasn't right, but it was the only way the words came. The thoughts in his head were precise and clear, their meaning was absolutely obvious. But when they emerged in the form of phrases, the superfluous husk simply fell away of its own accord and only the essential idea was left. Probably sometimes rather more fell away than ought to." Excerpt From EF06 - The State Counsellor

Pleading's little more than putting on paper what you want to say.

It seems to me, though, that you always understand very well what I can't say very well. Trouble is I end up being even worse at saying things well.

I'm not very good at giving people orderly explanations of things.

I've always written down how I feel.

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target.

I have never written a letter in my life.

I think the written word is probably the best medium of communication because you have time to reflect, you have time to choose your words, to get your sentences exactly right. Whereas when you're being interviewed, say, you have to talk on the fly, you have to improvise, you can change sentences around, and they're not exactly right.

I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it.

Introverts think carefully before they speak. We can be excellent public speakers because we prepare carefully.

When an author took the time and trouble to choose exactly the right words and arrange them in the right order, there was a possibility of genuine communication taking place, the thoughtful writer reaching the thoughtful reader. The opposite of what happened when two people opened their mouths and simply let their half-formed, incoherent thoughts spill out.

He spoke fluently as if he were reading from an invisible page, and yet each individual sentence was so plastically and clearly formed that, had it been taken down in shorthand, his conversation would have been a perfect exposition, ready for the press.

No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.

the key is to plan, envision, and articulate what you see in the future both for yourself and for your employees. Because if you don't articulate it—I mean, write it down, clearly, so others can understand it—

The trouble with words is that you can really talk yourself into a corner. You can't fuck yourself into a corner. That's a man talking, muttered Hana.

If a thing isn't worth saying, you sing it.

I'm an intelligent man but I don't feel I articulate or get that across nearly enough, especially in social situations.

I understand how to deliver a message, that's my skill.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe

I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don't mean one who's polished, I just mean one who's through.

How to put this feeling, this certainty, into something as limited as words?

The things we felt most are hardest to put into words. Hate is always easier to speak of than love. How shall I make love go through the sieve of words and come out something besides a pulp?

I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.