Subject: Communication (Page 78)

My husband asked me to talk dirty to him during sex; I told him to go f**k himself.


Communication Sex Speech

Hemingway hated me; I sold 200 million books, and he didn't… of course most of mine sold for 25 cents.

(1918 – 2006) American writer
Books Communication Success

How long is it polite to pretend to continue to listen to someone after they’ve revealed they’ve got a boyfriend?

(1975 – ) English comedian, actor & writer
Characteristics Communication

Madness takes its toll; please have exact change.

Communication Language Proverbs

So what if I can’t spell Armaggedon? … it’s not the end of the world.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Communication Language Time

Silence: Having nothing to say and saying it.

Communication Definitions Situations Speech

Is "tired old cliche" one?


Communication Language

Gossip is nature’s telephone.

(Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich) (1859 – 1916) Jewish author & humorist
Communication

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Characteristics Communication Language Truth

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician
Activities Communication Dance Entertainment Music Speech

English? Who needs that? I’m never going to England.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
Communication England Language Places

I wouldn't touch the metric measuring system with a 3.048m pole.

Language Science/Weather

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter
Communication Self Speech

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

I didn’t really say everything I said.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Communication Speech Yogi-isms

And take it off CAPS LOCK!

Communication

I used to be in a band called ‘Missing Cat’… you probably saw our posters.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Communication Language Situations

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.

(1889 – 1963) French poet, novelist, playwright, artist & filmmaker
Books Communication

The Internet is just a world passing notes around a classroom.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian
Communication

Youth is stranger than fiction.

writer
Children Family Wordplay

It is part of prudence to thank an author for his book before reading it, so as to avoid the necessity of lying about it afterwards.

(1863 – 1952) Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet & novelist
Books Reviews/Criticism