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"Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation."
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"When beginning a conversation, ask the other person, "Do you have time to speak right now? If they say no, you can say, "I have some valuable information to share with you. What time would work best for you?"
"The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees."
"When having lunch or dinner at a long rectangular table, I prefer to take a middle chair so that I can turn to my left or to my right to make meaningful conversation with the people in attendance. When I have been seated at the very end, it can prove to be difficult to speak, hear, and connect with everyone there. Think ahead, and whenever possible, put yourself in the middle of the action!"
"Conversation starters. Icebreakers. Openers. However you choose to label them, that moment when the first words come out of your mouth can make or break the outcome of your entire conversation. Been there, done that, right?"
"14 Awesome Conversation Starters - 1. What do you do for fun? Hobbies, recreation. 2. What are your super powers? Gifts, talents, strengths. 3. Good morning! It's great to see you! 4. What is your story? Tell me about yourself. 5. What brought you to __________? 6. Do you have anything special happening in your life (or your business)? 7. What's the best thing that's happened this week? 8. Are you living your life purpose or still searching for it? 9. What gives you passion and makes you happy to be alive? 10. Do you have any pets? 11. How do you know the host? 12. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? 13. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? 14. What's next on your bucket list?"
"I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation."
"The prisoners for better security against conversation shall have a canvas bag put over the head of each and tied around the neck, with a holes for proper breathing and eating, but not seeing."
"These charges that have been made against me, that Prof. Prescott has made, has charged against me, that I denied the atonement in conversation with him, are absolutely false."
"Beware of the man who will not engage in idle conversation; he is planning to steal your walking stick or water your stock."
"The desert has its holiness of silence, the crowd its holiness of conversation."
Explore more quotes by Laurence Sterne
"The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance."
"Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood."
"What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another!"
"People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy."
"Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together."
"Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions."
"It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out."
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