"There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all."

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Source : The Harsh Voice "There Is No Conversation" (1935)

Rebecca West

#Communication Quotes #Illusion Quotes #Conversation Quotes

“Your mind and habits will create either barriers or bridges to a better future.”

Source : Al Siebert, Mary Karr (2008). “The Adult Student's Guide to Survival & Success”
“I hate using this term [miracle]. I'm a man of science. I'm a doctor. I don't use this word. But he said, it's a miracle your mom's alive.”
“I will be the first to admit that getting votes and getting an audience are two different things. For example, a politician really can't be elected if he's hated by half the people. A talk show host, however, can be an overwhelming national phenomenon while being hated by half the people.”

Source : Tamar Myers (2008). “As the World Churns”, p.82, NYLA
“Artists are all giving so much of ourselves to the work and the people and the press and the media and Twitter and all that now. For me, being able to create from a genuine place is really difficult lately because there's so much going on all the time, but when all that stuff gets quiet, you can explore your ideas without any ego or mental chatter.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past.”
“To me, this goes beyond disappointing. It shows that we are failing to gain ground on the very conditions we need to reverse to improve our graduation rates and produce more students who are ready for college and the workforce.”
“I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie.”
“Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.”

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