"The key to conversation at work is flexibility and understanding how what you say might be perceived by others."

-- Deborah Tannen

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“I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.”

Source : "Rickie Lee Jones: 'I do think we've gone a bunch of steps backwards as a culture'". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. July 2, 2011.
“An injurious truth has no merit over an injurious lie. Neither should ever be uttered. The man who speaks an injurious truth, lest his soul be not saved if he do otherwise, should reflect that that sort of a soul is not strictly worth saving.”
“You're actually using your brain. That's what comes from associating with me.”

Source : "Fictional character: Oliver". "Pardon Us", 1931.
“We'd rather have faithful Jews, Baptists or Buddhists than some of the Catholics who nearly run you over in the parking lot after Mass.”
“I've always thought that Boathouse Row looked best at night, when hundreds of electric lights outline the shape of each building, truning them into fantastic postcard themes. I knew, however, from many visits to Boathouse Row, that at the same time, armies of rats were holding maneuvers in the basements.”
“Teenagers have a legitimate voice. We deserve to have a seat at the table and a place in the conversation. We're not exempt from politics and social movements; we're affected by them.”
“Which weakness shall I tell her? â€œI walk funny,â€ I say, and sheâ€™s satisfied with that. (inside joke)”
“There is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called sportsmanship.”

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