The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably.
Communication
Quotations by Atwell
Quotes :
- Celeste Headlee – conversation "A conversation requires a balance between talking and listening, and somewhere along the way, we lost that balance." ~Celeste Headlee
- Bernard Ferrari – on listening "Good listening is the key to developing fresh insights and ideas that fuel success." ~Bernard Ferrari, author of Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of Alt
- Peri Wolfman – food and conversation "I learned early on that setting a table is so much more than just laying down knives and forks. It is creating a setting for food and conversation, setting a mood and an aura that lingers long after what was served and who said what was forgotten" ~Peri Wolfman
- "Conversation enriches the understanding, but… "Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius" - Edward Gibbon