“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'm a huge proponent of exchanges, student exchanges, cultural exchanges, university exchanges. We talk a lot about public diplomacy, .. It's extremely important that we get our message out, but it's also the case that we should not have a monologue with other people. It has to be a conversation, and you can't do that without exchanges and openness.” PeopleShouldImportantCasesStudentsHugeConversationMessagesUniversityOpennessDiplomacyMonologuesCultural Exchange Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Cross-pollination and "contamination" is really important to the health of fiction, and sometimes it's a literal conversation, too, in that writers who might never otherwise meet and talk do so because of our anthologies.” ImportantSometimesMightFictionConversationCrossesLiteralAnthologyContaminationPollination Author:Jeff VanderMeer
“Our objective is to begin a national conversation to better support individuals and families living with ASD in Canada. The Summit will review the recent National Needs Assessment Survey and provide leaders with a better understanding of ASD surveillance across the country. We are pleased that Minister Bergen will be part of this important discussion.” NeedsImportantCountryIndividualUnderstandingLeaderSupportConversationObjectivesMinistersDiscussionCanadaReviewsSummitSurveillanceSurveysAssessment Author:Cynthia Carroll
“If you control the flow of information, you can control the conversation around important issues. If you can control the conversation, you can change this country.” IfsImportantCountryIssuesInformationConversationFlowImportant Issues Author:Al Franken
“The most important things in life happen over conversations while eating.” ImportantHappensConversationEatingImportant ThingsThings In LifeLife HappensMost Important Things In Life Author:Geoffrey Zakarian
“I tend to be a loner I think a lot of social theorists are like that. On one level, the majority of the most important people to me are people who I have imaginary conversations with in the deep of the night: I'm often in conversation with Max Weber or Karl Marx or someone like that. Those are the people I'm closest to and that have had the most influence on me!” PeopleThinkingImportantNightSocialLevelsInfluenceConversationMajorityImaginaryClosestMaxLonerTheoristsWeber Author:George Ritzer
“I really love having smart and important conversations on TV.” ImportantTvsConversationSmart Author:Robi Ludwig