“Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.” SubjectsConversationFellowsFasterHuman ConditionBoresTopics Author:Laurence J. Peter
“After my return to England it appeared to me that by following the example of Lyell in Geology, and by collecting all facts which bore in any way on the variation of animals and plants under domestication and nature, some light might perhaps be thrown on the whole subject.” WayWholeFactsLightMightAnimalSubjectsExampleReturnEnglandPlantFollowingThrownBoresVariationCollectingGeology Book:Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: the Evolution Source: Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: the Evolution
“The worst fault a salesman can commit is to be a bore...... Pretend to be vastly interested in any subject the prospects shows an interest in.” ShowsInterestWorstSubjectsFaultsCommitBoresSalesmanProspects Book:The Unpublished David Ogilvy Source: The Unpublished David Ogilvy