“Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one was pressed for an answer. A pause giving time for thought was the truly courteous way of beginning and conducting a conversation. Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence to the speech-maker and his own moment of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regard for the rule that, "thought comes before speech."” WayGivingImportantMatterDoneMomentsSpaceAnswersSilenceTalkingPracticeConversationSpeechRegardMeaningfulNativeMakersNative AmericanPausesSilence IsPolitenessConductingCourteousNative AmericaNative American IndianGreat Native AmericanNative American EarthIndian WisdomMoment Of SilenceLakotaGiving Time Author:Luther Standing Bear
“I have heard all kinds of stories about telling employers about MS and I really don't know what the answer is. I am a private person, but I have found support by talking to fellow MSrs in the community.” KnowsKindPersonsStoriesFoundCommunityAnswersTalkingSupportHeardFellowsAll KindsEmployers Author:Teri Garr
“If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, "What would make me happy?" In other words, let your feelings guide you. This doesn't work well if you focus narrowly on your personal needs. I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.” IfsWayNeedsFeelsWellsMeanSelfPlayFeelingsAsksInterestAnswersEffortTalkingRolesFocusModelsGuidesSelfishnessRole ModelsYou ChooseSelf InterestMake You HappyMake Me HappyNot TalkingFeels RightLoving OthersPersonal Needs Author:Bernie Siegel
“I'm serious when I'm talking to the press because I'm always on guard because I never know what you're going to ask and I never know how you're going to construe my answer, so I try to maintain a pretty even pace when I'm speaking with the media.” KnowsTryingAsksAnswersTalkingKnow HowMediaSeriousPressesPace Author:Ashton Kutcher
“the person talking to you never looks directly at you, but rather around the room, searching for the answer to the universal cocktail party question, 'Who's here tonight?” LooksPersonsAnswersRoomsPartyTalkingUniversalTonightCocktailsCocktail Parties Author:Letitia Baldrige
“People say I talk slowly. I talk in a way sometimes called laconic. The phone rings, I answer, and people ask if they've woken me up. I lose my way in the middle of sentences, leaving people hanging for minutes. I have no control over it. I'll be talking, and will be interested in what I'm saying, but then someone-I'm convinced this what happens-someone-and I wish I knew who, because I would have words for this person-for a short time, borrows my head. Like a battery is borrowed from a calculator to power a remote control, someone, always, is borrowing my head.” PeopleIfsWayPersonsSometimesHappensAsksWishLosesAnswersTalkingMiddleMinutesLeavingPhonesSentencesConvincedRingsMy WayOver ItBorrowedBorrowingShort TimeBatteriesRemote ControlCalculatorsLaconicControl Someone Book:You Shall Know Our Velocity Source: You Shall Know Our Velocity
“We have to design a health delivery system by actually talking to people and asking, 'What would make this service better for you?' As soon as you start asking, you get a flood of answers.” PeopleAnswersTalkingDesignAskingFloodDelivery Author:Paul Farmer
“I think the most important key to quality communication and interaction is developing an interest in the person you`re talking with. Most women know the secret to a quality conversation is to ask quality questions and have a sincere interest in hearing the answers. In fact, the best communicators very often say the least. It`s not the extrovert who dominates the conversation that a client feels most connected with, but rather the individual who shows a real and sincere interest in knowing about the life of the person they`re talking with.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsPersonsImportantRealFactsShowsAsksIndividualInterestAnswersSecretQualityTalkingKnowingCommunicationKeysConversationConnectedHearingDevelopingSincereInteractionClientsCommunicatorsExtroverts Author:Tony Robbins
“Those who can't do, teach. And, as Woody Allen says, those who can't teach, teach gym. And, as I say, those who can't teach gym become experts. That's who we look to for answers these days-the people telling you how to make your marriage work. Men telling women how to raise their self-esteem. The only thing that cures everything is talking to people who have the same problem you do. The rest is just a moneymaking bullshit scheme that some asshole is getting rich on.” PeopleMenLooksSelfProblemAnswersTalkingTeachRichSelf EsteemRaisesEsteemCuresThese DaysExpertsGymSchemesBullshitGet RichWoody Author:Roseanne Barr
“I'm often asked why I travel around the country talking politics. Is it for humanitarian reasons, community spirit, or is it for the money, the limousines or the girls? The answers are: no, no, yes yes yes!” CountryReasonSpiritGirlCommunityAnswersTalkingHumanitarianLimousinesCommunity SpiritTalking Politics Author:Pat Paulsen
“Get people talking. Learn to ask questions that will elicit answers about what is most interesting or vivid in their lives. Nothing so animates writing as someone telling what he thinks or what he does - in his own words. His own words will always be better than your words, even if you are the most elegant stylist in the land.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingDoeAsksAnswersInterestingTalkingLandElegantVividMost InterestingStylistPeople Talking Author:William Zinsser
“No one is talking about restructuring Social Security or Medicare for current retirees or for those that are near retirement. For those under 55, the answer is let's talk about it.” SocialAnswersTalkingSecurityCurrentsRetirementSocial SecurityMedicareRestructuring Author:Mitt Romney