“A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For maximum comprehension, do not start listening until the first clause is concluded. Begin instead at the word 'BUT' which begins the second, or active, clause. This is the way to tell a liberal from a conservative - before they tell you. Thus: 'I have always believed in a strong national defense, second to none, but...(a liberal, about to propose a $20 billion defense cut).” WayFirstsPoliticsBeliefStrongCuttingListeningPoliticianOppositesConservativeActiveSentencesDefenseBillionsMaximumAlways BelieveProposeComprehensionClausesNational Defense Author:Frank Mankiewicz
“Listening to the radio every day for an entire year was a prison sentence. It was the most depressing, annoying, debilitating project I have ever undertaken, and I have a master's degree in art history.” YearsArtMastersListeningDegreesProjectsPrisonRadioSentencesAnnoyingDepressingArt HistoryMost Depressing Author:Sarah Vowell
“I think there is an enormous diference between speaking and writing. One rereads what one writes. But one might read it slowly or quickly. In other words, you do not know how long you will have to spend deliberating over a sentence. ... But if I listen to a tape recorder, the listening time is determined by the speed at which the tape turns and not by my own needs.” IfsThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingLongMightTurnsMy OwnKnow HowListeningDeterminedSentencesSpeedEnormousTapeRecordersSpeaking And Writing Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“I love the English language just like I love all American things. But I confess that I don't feel confident using complex sentences or big words, hence my famous minimally expressive style - all the "gees" and laconic answers to interviewers. Most of all, I have developed listening as an art form.” FeelsArtBigsFormLanguageAnswersStyleListeningComplexesSentencesEnglish LanguageExpressiveInterviewersLaconic Author:Andy Warhol
“And sometimes then he sat with us for an hour or so, sharing our limbo, listening while I read. Books from any shelf, opened at any page, in which I would start and finish anywhere, mid-sentence sometimes. Wuthering Heights ran into Emma, which gave way to The Eustace Diamonds, which faded into Hard Times, which ceded to The Woman in White. Fragments. It didn't matter. Art, its completeness, its formedness, its finishedness, had no power to console. Words, on the other hand, were a lifeline.” WayArtBookSometimesMatterHardHandsHoursWhiteListeningPagesSentencesRanHeightSatHard TimesDiamondShelvesFragmentsFadedConsoleEmmaCompletenessLimboLifelines Book:The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel Source: The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel