“The French have made conversation their claim to civilisation.” MadeConversationClaimsCivilisation Author:Theodore Zeldin
“Conversation creates a new kind of network within organizations. Current networks are used for competitive advantage, but conversation is focused on encouraging people to realize their potential.” PeopleKindUsedRealizingConversationAdvantageOrganizationCurrentsFocusedCompetitive Advantage Author:Theodore Zeldin
“Everything I am going to say to you is the child of a conversation. [...] That is the aspect of conversation that particularly excites me: how conversation changes the way you see the world, and even changes the world.” WorldWayChildrenConversationAspectChanging The World Author:Theodore Zeldin
“Conversation is a meeting of minds with different memories and habits. When minds meet, they don't just exchange facts: they transform them, reshape them, draw different implications from them, engage in new trains of thought. Conversation doesn't just reshuffle the cards: it creates new cards.” MindDifferentFactsMemoriesKnowledgeLearningHabitConversationDrawsTrainMeetingsCardsImplicationsNew CarTrain Of ThoughtMeetings Of The Minds Author:Theodore Zeldin
“The kind of conversation I like is one in which you are prepared to emerge a slightly different person.” KindPersonsDifferentConversationPrepared Author:Theodore Zeldin
