"The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak."
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"The limits of my language means the limits of my world."
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"The human body is the best picture of the human soul."
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"Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly."
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"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."
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"Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language."
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"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."
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"The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action. They know that love is not a mere sentiment, but the ultimate truth at the heart of the universe."
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"Don't confuse legibility with communication."
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"Dreaming is not merely an act of communication; it is also an aesthetic activity, a game of the imagination, a game that is a value in itself."
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"Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication."
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"Ordinary people who know nothing of phonetics or elocution have difficulties in understanding slow speech composed of perfect sounds, while they have no difficulty in comprehending an imperfect gabble if only the accent and rhythm are natural."
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"A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet."
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"Never miss an opportunity to shut up."
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"Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability."
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"Brevity is the soul of wit."
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"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."
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"I always dream of a pen that would be a syringe."
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"The only healthy communication style is assertive communication."
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"Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable."
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