“We see buildings in Britain mostly as freestanding objects. They are not meant to have a dialogue with anything around them, or with history, or with ideas of any kind beyond the self-referential. What we call 'regeneration' is largely an excuse for building for maximum profit with a bit of sculptural design thrown in to catch the eye of the media.” KindIdeasSelfEyeBitsMediaDesignObjectsBuildingProfitExcuseDialogueBritainThrownMaximumRegeneration Author:David Chipperfield
“I sought in political reporting what Galsworthy in another context had called "the significant trifle" - the bit of dialogue, the overlooked fact, the buried observation which illuminated the realities of the situation.” FactsRealityPoliticalBitsSituationSignificantDialogueObservationBuriedTriflesOverlooked Book:The Best of I.F. Stone Source: The Best of I.F. Stone
“I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.” WritingRealStoriesBitsRecordsReal LifeDialogueCollectors Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“This may sound a little bit idealistic, but when I go to my blog, my Facebook page, my Twitter account, I talk to different people from all over the world, and you see how it's easy to establish a dialogue.” PeopleWorldMayLittlesDifferentEasyBitsSoundLittle BitPagesAccountsDialogueDifferent PeoplesBlogsIdealisticFacebook Page Author:Paulo Coelho
“I just love the subversion of dialogue in sitcoms, stand-up is monologue and that is entertaining for a lot of people but personally I find it a bit trying, which is a weird thing to say as a stand-up! I love people aping normal conversation and twisting it so it becomes hilarious.” PeopleTryingBitsConversationNormalDialogueEntertainingSitcomWeird ThingsMonologuesSubversion Author:Doc Brown