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"My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift."
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"To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them."
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"Add a fresh twist of creativity to make a stellar impression which people won't soon forget. Granted, your venue will determine how far you can stretch and how creative you can be. Making small tweaks to your conversation starters can make a memorable impact!"
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"A person who offers a loose handshake, on the other hand (pun intended), may be interpreted as being uninterested, lacking confidence and self-esteem, weak, or being wishy-washy. Whether too strong or too weak, a bad handshake can set you back and close down a potentially rewarding relationship before it ever gets started."
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"It is generally believed that nearly 40 percent of your first impression will be set from the tone of your voice. Your vocal thermometer can be more impactful than the actual words you use."
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"You only get one chance to make a first impression.' Ah, whatever!!! Who said you get three chances to make the second impression?!!"
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"I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner."
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"Whether you smile to make a great first impression for customer service, building rapport, communicating your intentions, networking, sharing your happiness, closing deals, or demonstrating you are fully present and engaged, smiling is the key to your success."
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"People will form impressions, assumptions, opinions, and judgments all within a few short seconds. To make a favorable first impression and make these seconds count, enhance your image by choosing clean, crisp, appropriate attire that reflects confidence and professionalism."
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"The happiest conversation is that of which nothing is distinctly remembered, but a general effect of pleasing impression."
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"The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just result in a case regardless of fixed dogma or principles and I like to think that I'm in that mold."
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"We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge."
People
"British politics is more nuanced. Part of the problem with New Labour is that they are a moving target."
Politics
"People may say that what I do is very clever, but it's not really at all. It's not Swift."
People
"When I was growing up, there were just the three channels, so as a nation we all sat down to the same meal at the end of the day. Now there's been this explosion."
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"My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift."
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"I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education."
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"In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian."
Age
"Or the Department of Education and another ministry were worried about duplication of effort, so what did they do? They set up two committees to look into duplication and neither knew what the other was up to. It really is a world beyond parody."
Education
"Now I'm instantly nervous about the demands of doing a weekly column."
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"I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression."
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