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"The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers."
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"Everybody talks, but there is no conversation."
"Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves."
"The chief deficiency I see in the skeptical movement is its polarization: Us vs. Them - the sense that we have a monopoly on the truth; that those other people who believe in all these stupid doctrines are morons; that if you're sensible, you'll listen to us; and if not, to hell with you. This is nonconstructive. It does not get our message across. It condemns us to permanent minority status."
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"If one is talking about a vile thing it is better to talk of it in coarse language, one is less likely to be seduced into excusing it."
"If you want to appear more confident-speak slowly, articulately, clearly, and deliberately. Communicating with clarity will not only help you build more confidence in yourself, but it will inspire respect from others."
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."
"I'll tell you a piece of news - I hope you have not heard it before: for good, bad, or indifferent, one always likes to be the first to tell."
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"The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all."
"People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster."
"We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product."
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