“The art of conversation consists far less in displaying much wit oneself than in helping others to be witty: the man who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own wit is very well pleased with you.” SpiritDealsConversationCleverness Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“If a man were only to deal in the world for a day, and should never have occasion to converse more with mankind, never more need their good opinion or good word, it were then no great matter (speaking as to the concernments of this world), if a man spent his reputation all at once, and ventured it at one throw; but if he be to continue in the world, and would have the advantage of conversation while he is in it, let him make use of truth and sincerity in all his words and actions; for nothing but this will last and hold out to the end.” IfsMenWorldNeedsShouldEndsMatterUseActionLastsDealsOpinionMankindThis WorldConversationAdvantageReputationOccasionsSincerityConversesWords And ActionsGood Words Book:The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson ... Source: The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson ...
“Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.” MaySufferingDealsBehindsAirSceneConversationCriticismCongressOppositionDisagreeOur RelationshipChamberPartisansCementBehind The ScenesAcrimony Author:Kay Bailey Hutchison
“Conversations about films are always funny. I would say a majority of people want to talk about what were the more obvious successes; the big box office films. Other people wanting to be more sensitive to you want to talk about the ones that maybe didn't make a lot of money, but they think you might have a special feeling about. And then other people sometimes want to help you by suggesting that you should have done this or that in the movie, that that would have helped you a great deal in whatever capacity.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldSometimesDoneHelpingFeelingsBigsMightFilmDealsSpecialConversationOfficeCapacityShould HaveMajorityObviousBoxesSensitiveLots Of MoneySuggestingBox Office Author:Walter Hill
“It is, I think, a good deal owing to the preponderance of the commercial element in Society that conversation has sunk to its present dull level of conventional chatter.” ThinkingWomenLevelsDealsConversationElementsDullConventionalOwingChatter Book:The reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill Source: The reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill
“I do not repeat conversations that I can't remember. And it's something that irritates me a great deal, because I think most memoirs are false novels.” ThinkingI CanRememberDealsNovelConversationMemoirRepeats Author:Paul Auster
“My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.” PeopleWellsIdeasInspiringDealsCompanyConversationCleverPersuasionBrilliant IdeasSmart PeopleGood CompanyAnne ElliotGood Food Good Company Author:Jane Austen