“The aim of talk should be like the aim of a flying arrow -- to hit the mark; but to this end there must be a mark to hit, that is, there must be a listener.” ShouldEndsListeningMarkAimFlyingListenersArrows Book:all the year round Source: all the year round
“I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in a pub. That's as funny as you get, and so the aim [while stand-up] is to get that funny on stage with 5,000 strangers, to get that funny in a room where people shouldn't be listening but they are.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsRoomsKnownStageListeningAimStrangerComedianPubs Author:Ricky Gervais
“Sexual activity is driven by the same aims and motives as reading poetry or listening to music: to escape the limitations imposed by the need for particularity in the consciousness.” NeedsReadingConsciousnessListeningActivityAimDrivenLimitationMotiveListening To MusicReading Poetry Author:Colin Wilson
“I like to question the minutia, to get to the essence of things. The minutia of life is all about design. It's about the design of how you talk to another human being; it's the design of speech; it's the design of everything we do. We need to be better at listening, and we need to aim more directly at understanding and being understood.” NeedsHumansLife IsUnderstandingHuman BeingsDesignListeningSpeechUnderstoodEssenceAim Author:Richard Saul Wurman