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“Dreams, puns, elisions, plays on words and similar tricks that we ordinarily think of as frivolous, all play a surprising and somewhat disconcerting role in the communication of important and serious feelings.”

Thinking Important Play Feelings Dream Roles Serious Communication Tricks Surprising Frivolous Pun Play On Words

Book:The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Source: The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

“Smiles, like humor, are the most serious and complex forms of communication used by human beings.”

Humans Form Used Human Beings Serious Communication Complexes

Author:Gayle Pemberton

“All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that communication is the cement of society.”

Should Social Study Serious Communication Threat Devices Psychologist Cement Weakening Sociologists Electronic Devices Social Bonds

Author:Mario Bunge

“If policymakers are serious about avoiding a society of TV 'haves and have-nots,' they should refrain from policies that favor pay-TV operators over the providers of our nation's only free and local communications system: over-the-air broadcasting.”

Ifs Should Nations Pay Air Policy Serious Tvs Communication Favors Locals Avoiding Refrain Providers Broadcasting Operators Haves And Have Nots

Author:Gordon Smith

“Cooperating in something as visible as space exploration and space flight can only improve relations between the two countries because what happens is, you're working on a common project in a very visible light and so, you're motivated to not have conflicts with each other in other areas. And bringing up China is a good example. In the early '90's, China got serious about wanting to launch astronauts into space and they were actually quite successful in launching many communication satellites. They went ahead and in 2003 they launched their first astronaut into space.”

Country Common Successful Serious Communication Conflict Relation Flight Exploration Motivated Astronaut Space Exploration

Author:Leroy Chiao

“In my family there was no small talk, only talk about serious things like global politics - trying to interpret the distant political signs, looking desperately for some hope things would change. Religion was forbidden beginning in 1968, when I was born. So my communication with them was limited to issues of everyday life, which were issues of survival.”

Trying Political Serious Communication Survival My Family Everyday Everyday Life Forbidden Small Talk

Author:Luljeta Lleshanaku