Quotes About Communication

In school you learned to write as if the reader Were in constant danger of getting lost, A problem you were taught to solve not by writing clearly But by shackling your sentences and paragraphs together. Think about transitions. Remember how it goes? Late in the paragraph you prepare for the transition to the next paragraph— The great leap over the void, across that yawning indentation. You were taught the art of the flying trapeze, But not how to write.

But" is always preferable to "however," Except in the rare cases where "however" is preferable to "but," Which

We forget something fundamental as we read: Every sentence could have been otherwise but isn't. We can't see all the decisions that led to the final shape of the sentence. But we can see the residue of those decisions.

Without extraneous words or phrases or clauses, there will be room for implication.

But long sentences often tend to collapse or break down or become opaque or trip over their awkwardness.

People clamor to tell their stories in words. This doesn't make them writers, Nor does it make their stories matter.

Letting the Bible speak for itself, that is, letting it speak in its own terms, includes letting the Bible speak from within its own worldview rather than merely our own.

We must allow, therefore, that God speaks in a way that meshes with the surrounding context, and also that he can say what he wishes to say, distinct from the context.

Make up your mind beforehand what you want to tell your doctor. Write down a list of your important signs, symptoms, complaints and worries. Women who have not yet gone through the menopause should take along details of their last few periods.

using initial capitals for some words is a trait favoured by lunatics when writing letters to newspapers and celebrities. (As

When a truly mature man has sex with a woman it is the same with him as if he had lunch with her. Afterward he casually remarks to the woman, "That was very nice"---while referring to either the sex or the salad.

From time to time you will hear someone starting an accusation with the phrase, "But YOU told me...." When hearing this, know that you are hearing someone who demands that you think for him, but who is eager to blame you when things go wrong. Beware of weak and revengeful people who accuse, "But YOU told me....

But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence.

Tycoon had a peddler's talent for using words to redefine reality.

The beginning of trust has to be an in-person contact.

Spider names look silly. But this ''Accord'' group is a young culture. Their names are still mostly meaningful in their daily language.

We'll dedicate part of R00 to this mission. If their antenna swarm works properly, the Riders should have a thirty Kb/s link to Relay. You'll be their prime contact here, and you'll have access to our best strategists.

We're long on high principles and short on simple human understanding.

The only thing I knew to do with a man was what I'd learned from my parents: to fight or not fight. I had no idea how to craft a partnership beyond that one basic thing.

Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially

A theta brainwave state is a very deep state of relaxation, a dream state, always creative, inspirational, and characterized by very spiritual sensations. I believe this state allows access to the subconscious mind and opens a direct conduit to communication with the divine. I believe that once you say the word 'God,' you are holding a conscious theta wave.

You are the calling of lovers, the signals that silently appeal to one another in the dark. Sky with rubbed out stars, you give yourself, like a warm field, to these noiseless wings.

We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed.

La ironía es la mejor arma que poseen el periodista y el escritor.