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"Confrontation affords you the opportunity to hear the other side of the story."

"Meetings! Meetings! Meetings!Do they ever achieve anything or do they just let a lot of hot air out of an already over inflated balloon?"

"To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness."

"When you talk, use words that inspire you and others."

"To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience ultimately one must have one's experiences in common."

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to be a natural communicator and know exactly what, when, why, and how to speak so that your message is conveyed and received as you intend?"

"Active listening is key to all healthy and effective communication, however, it doesn't necessarily come easily."

"A very unwise man once said, "He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words." A very annoyed woman once said, "He who does not want to communicate will never enjoy their silence for very long."

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"You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules."

"People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant."

"They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties."

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"This programme would only really make sense and work properly if it was also broadcast on France's international television channel TV5. So I ended up with a double production, on France 2 and TV5."

"The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture."
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