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“The longer I live, the more I have come to value the gift of eloquence. Every American youth, if he desires for any purpose to get influence over his countrymen in an honorable way, will seek to become a good public speaker.”

Ifs Way Desire Purpose Values Influence Youth Conversation Speakers Honorable Eloquence Countrymen American Youth

Author:George Frisbie Hoar

“The public's continuing ambivalence about cultural matters is all the more striking given that the political conversation on these issues has for 30 years been dominated by an aggressive, radical right-wing insurgency that has achieved an influence far out of proportion to its numbers. Its potent secret weapon has been the guilt and anxiety about desire that inform the character of Americans regardless of ideology; appealing to those largely unconscious emotions, the right has disarmed, intimidated, paralyzed its opposition.”

“I think that the desire to be cruel and to hurt (with words because any other way might be dangerous to ourself) is part of human nature. Parties are battles (most parties), a conversation is a duel (often). Everybody's trying to hurt first, to get in the dig that will make him or her feel superior, feel triumph.”

Thinking Way Feels Trying Firsts Humans Might Desire Hurt Party Dangerous Human Nature Battle Conversation Superiors Triumph Unkindness

Book:The letters of Jean Rhys

Source: The letters of Jean Rhys

“Conversation as talent exists only in France. In other countries, conversation provides politeness, discussion, and friendship; in France, it is an art for which imagination and soul are certainly very welcome, but which can also provide its own secret remedies to compensate you for the absence of either or both, if you so desire.”

Ifs Art Soul Country Desire Imagination Secret Talent Conversation Absence Welcome France Discussion Remedy Other Countries Politeness Either Or

Author:Madame de Stael

“The desire to perform impedes conversation.”

Desire Conversation

Author:Mason Cooley

“The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame and recognition, chasing after desires, spending time with people of poor character, and being satisfied with only a shallow understanding of the teaching.”

People Character Desire Understanding Poor Teaching Fame Conversation Spending Satisfied Recognition Idle Shallow Engaging Chasing Monk Nun Spending Time Precious Time Poor Character

Author:Nhat Hanh

“The vanity of shining in conversation is usually subversive of its own desires.”

Desire Talking Conversation Shining Vanity Subversive

Book:Letters to young ladies

Source: Letters to young ladies