“There are some great writers who are great talkers, but there are more great writers who are not great talkers. People seem to think there is some connection between talking and writing, but I love to talk and if there were some connection between the two of them I would be the most prolific writer in the history of the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWritingTwoSeemsWould BeTalkingConnectionsWorld HistoryGreat WritersTalkers Author:Fran Lebowitz
“The recurring theme of all religions is a sympathy, empathy, connection, capacity between the human and the divine - that we were made for union with one another. They might express this through different rituals, doctrines, dogmas, or beliefs, but at the higher levels they're talking about the same goal. And the goal is always union with the divine.” HumansMadeDifferentMightBeliefGoalLevelsTalkingDivineHigherEmpathyCapacityConnectionsUnionsDoctrineThemeRitualDogmaHigher LevelRecurringRecurring Themes Author:Richard Rohr
“The internet has taken away a lot of personalization. A lot of people are writing articles and talking about being able to social network and making these connections but I don't think anything will replace the human connection making an actual conversation to somebody face to face.” PeopleThinkingWritingHumansAbleFacesSocialTalkingTakenInternetConversationConnectionsArticlesFace To FaceSocial NetworkHuman ConnectionPersonalization Author:Steve Mahoney
“Is there a connection between language and magic? Yes. Ten times yes. So much yes that it almost doesn't bear talking about. It's as pointless that arguing that the sun is hot.” LanguageTalkingSunMagicBearsTenConnectionsHotArguingPointless Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“One can be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ without denying the flickers of the sacred in followers of Yahweh, or Kali, or Krishna. A globalization of evangelism 'in connection' with others, and a globally 'in-formed' gospel, is capable of talking across the fence with Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim - people from other so called 'new' religious traditions ('new' only to us) - without assumption of superiority and power” PeopleJesusChristReligiousTalkingSweetCapableJesus ChristTraditionConnectionsSacredBuddhistFaithfulAssumptionFollowersDiscipleSuperiorityFenceGlobalizationEvangelismKrishnaFlickerReligious TraditionsYahwehKali Author:Leonard Sweet
“Particularly when I thought of myself as a Wallace Stevens acolyte, I wrote very difficult poetry and I was really guilty of not knowing what I was talking about. I was going for a kind of clever verbal effect. I was trying to sound linguistically or verbally interesting. I had a sense, I guess, from just reading a lot of poetry of how a poem would start and how it would end but really I didn't know what I was doing. It had very little connection to my life.” KnowsTryingKindLittlesEndsReadingDifficultSoundInterestingTalkingKnowingEffectsConnectionsCleverGuiltyNot Knowing Author:Billy Collins
“I have had the advantage of the opportunity to meet with Mr. Trump on several occasions. And my experience is that he's very intelligent. He's thirsty for information. He wants to hear what you have to say. He listens to his advisers. He digests the information very quickly, and he's got a good memory, because I remember one time I was talking to him about something, and then he pulled some information out of his memory banks that was a great connection that I hadn't even thought to mention to him.” WantRememberOpportunityMemoriesTalkingInformationTrumpAdvantageConnectionsIntelligentOccasionsOne TimeThirstyGood MemoriesAdviserTalking To Him Author:Kris Kobach
“The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.” IfsKnowsBookCharacterKidsParentTalkingConnections Author:Judy Blume
“I certainly think we're losing a lot of our connections with other people. I fear in my most pessimistic moments that the computer is simply another step down the road which we have already taken quite a few steps on. We're talking to each other on computers because we don't talk across the fence.” PeopleThinkingMomentsTalkingStepsTakenComputerLosingConnectionsFencePessimisticDown The RoadAlready Taken Author:Howard Rheingold
“We need saints; we need this head - this talking head - to communicate. Every single religion you have people that go in-between, that can talk to god or communicate ideas. Then there are the talking heads in the news every time we watch TV. No matter how complex, you still need a person there to tell you what happened: a storyteller of sorts. I find that fascinating that we feel so attached to this primitive mode of connection, this primitive interface to the world.” PeopleWorldNeedsFeelsPersonsStillsIdeasMatterTalkingWatchesHappenedTvsNewsConnectionsComplexesSaintCommunicateFascinatingPrimitiveStorytellerInterfacesTalking Heads Author:Vik Muniz
“I'm nutty for nutrition. I've become one of those people who can't stop talking about the connection between food and health. Now that I know how much changing what you eat can transform your life, I can't stop proselytizing.” PeopleKnowsI CanTalkingKnow HowConnectionsNutritionNuttyProselytizing Author:Robin Quivers
“I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.” PeopleRealHoursTalkingBuildingConnectionsWineLibraryDuesVideoOnlineReal SuccessBuilding Relationships Book:The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Edition) Source: The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Edition)
“We stand there for a moment, looking at each other, and in that instant I feel our connection so strongly it's as though it achieves physical existence, becomes a hand all around us, cupping us together, protecting us. This is what people are always talking about when they talk about god: this feeling, of being held and understood and protected. feeling this way seems about as close to saying a prayer as you could get.” PeopleWayFeelsMomentsFeelingsHandsSeemsTogetherPrayerExistenceTalkingAchieveUnderstoodConnectionsInstantProtectedSaying A Prayer Book:Delirium Trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem Source: Delirium Trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem
“I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it happened during my labor because I had a very strong connection with my child. I felt like when I was having contractions, I envisioned my child pushing through a very heavy door. And I imagined this tiny infant doing all the work, so I couldn't think about my own pain... We were talking. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenPainStrongFeltSoundMy OwnTalkingSawsHappenedDoorsCrazyCommunicationBabyMonthsLaborConnectionsHeavyEightMotherhoodTinyMy ChildrenPushingVery StrongInfantContractionsStrong ConnectionPushing Through Author:Beyonce Knowles
“When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection.” AmericaPresidentTalkingConnectionsAddictionAppearanceOilYesterdayGlobal Warming Author:Gwen Ifill
“Certainly there’s a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It doesn’t surprise me at all that they would be talking to Al Qaeda, that there would be some Al Qaeda there or that Saddam Hussein might even be, you know, discussing gee, I wonder since I don’t have any scuds and since the Americans are coming at me, I wonder if I could take advantage of Al Qaeda? How would I do it? Is it worth the risk? What could they do for me?” IfsKnowsMightWould BeTalkingWonderRiskAdvantageConnectionsSurpriseIraqIf I CouldAlsBe YouSaddamHusseinAl QaedaDiscussingSurprise Me Author:Wesley Clark