“There are some conversations that are undeniably improved when the rule going in is that you have to stand behind what you say and have to wear a name tag when you do it. But that's certainly not all conversations. People might be prepared to ethically stand behind what they say, but might be in a position that they can't afford to lose their house over it. Speech shouldn't just be for people with lawyers.” PeopleMightHouseNamesLosesBehindsPositionConversationSpeechPreparedLawyerOver ItBe PreparedTag Author:Jonathan Zittrain
“The conversation people need to have is no longer about women assuming positions of leadership within the existing power structure, it's about the power structures themselves, it's about how to go about assuming power, how to change the structures.” PeopleNeedsPositionConversationStructureAssuming Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“Conversation is much like a tennis game except that in tennis you try to put the ball in the most difficult position for the one who must hit it - while in conversation you must try to put it where it will be easy to hit.” TryingGamesEasyDifficultPositionConversationBallsTennisTennis Game Author:Margery Wilson
“I think the thing that he wants even more that would solidify his position would be a couple championships. Hopefully we can get that done. Peyton Manning is already in the conversation of the greatest player to ever play and if he wins one or two more, he probably ends up being the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.” IfsThinkingWantTwoEndsDonePlayWould BeGamesWinningPlayerPositionCoupleConversationHopefullyChampionshipQuarterbackPeyton Author:John Elway
“Orthodox Christians have the habit of claiming all great men, all men who have held important positions, men of reputation, men of wealth. As soon as the funeral is over clergymen begin to relate imaginary conversations with the deceased, and in a very little while the great man is changed to a Christian - possibly to a saint.” MenLittlesImportantChristianWealthAtheismPositionChangedHabitConversationSaintPositive AtheismReputationRelateGreat MenOrthodoxFuneralImaginaryOrthodox ChristianClergymenDeceased Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“There are some issues where ministers should come and talk to the prime minister, if the prime minister hasn't already talked to them. Any issue which a minister thinks is going to be profoundly controversial, where we do not have a clear existing position, it is important that there be a conversation between the minister and the prime minister. I think they all understand that and I think it is working very well.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsImportantIssuesClearPositionConversationMinistersPrimePrime MinisterControversial Author:Tony Abbott
“We've all had those phone conversations. Things are heated, you're in a position where you're gonna say something nasty. Instead, you say, "Oh, I've got that thing in the oven." Lie. Get off the phone. Don't perpetuate a bad situation.” LyingSituationPositionConversationPhonesNastyOvensBad Situations Author:Joe Manganiello
“I've never been in the position where that conversation is a serious conversation before the movie even comes out. On one side of it, that's so great because you've got such great potential. The other side of that is that there's a level of pressure. Now, that clearly means that there's an expectation level, from the studio side, potentially from the audience's side, and from our side.” MeanSidesLevelsAudiencePositionSeriousConversationExpectationsPressureStudios Author:Will Packer
“A lot of people don't see me as a funny character because I don't usually get to play them. I'm usually cast in the more dramatic roles, so it's been a really, really fun time playing her humor and her attitude. She's a complete tomboy, so I did a really intense study on men and how they relate to each other, in the way they walk and hold themselves and position themselves in the hierarchy, just in something as simple as a conversation.” PeopleMenWayPlayCharacterFunSimpleWalksAttitudeRolesStudyPositionConversationCastsIntenseRelateDramaticHierarchyFun TimesFunny Character Author:Angie Harmon
“My ideal of conversation that includes wide representation of perspectives, informed by the consensus view of current experts, pursued with an attempt to find a position with which all can live, brings the expert and the public dimensions together.” TogetherViewsPositionPerspectiveConversationIdealsCurrentsWideExpertsDimensionsRepresentationConsensusPursued Author:Philip Kitcher
“I have been in situations where actors are treated like robots: say the lines, say it like this, we don't have time for conversations. That is a terrible position to be in as an artist. You feel used.” FeelsHas BeensUsedArtistActorsLinesSituationPositionTerribleConversationTreatedRobots Author:Nia Long