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"Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment."
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"I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based."

"Know the other person's viewpoint first and then talk. To Talk after comparing it or mixing it with our viewpoint is an offence."

"Never speak unless you can improve upon the stupidness of people's silence."

"A bad handwriting is as annoying to a reader - as an irritating voice is to a listener."

"Not every single way of saying the right thing is right."

"Are you being approachable when you are around new people? Ever not know what to say? Simply smile when you make eye contact. This is a subliminal invitation to help others feel safe-allowing a conversation to follow naturally."

"Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say."

"Human life is not for suffering criticism. If it is the truth and there is no nagging or insistence upon it, others will accept it in their hearts. And if it is the truth and you nag or insist upon it, it will not touch others."

"A good oration is good and a good understanding is better, but a good action in the right direction that gets the best results is the best!"
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"Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives."


"Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper."


"Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call."


"If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked."


"A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines."


"Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment."
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