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"The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation."
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"Prayer is for every moment of our lives, not just for times of suffering or joy. Prayer is really a place, a place where you meet God in genuine conversation."
"No one will ever shine in conversation, who thinks of saying fine things: to please, one must say many things indifferent, and many very bad."
"I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation."
"It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then."
"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 a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation."
"For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation."
"Silence is one of the great arts of conversation."
"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!"
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"There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant."
"It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American consciousness, and in my own life."
"Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment."
"Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time."
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