Words, better less.
One person finds their words quickly, another slowly; both work, but not tete-a-tete.
A knifing can’t be taken back, neither a cuting word.
Compliment more; criticisms are winning.
”Hi,” is a completely inadequate response to the wonder of you.
Silence is rich loam for wise noise.
Generalizations drift; specifics tether.
Words petrify memory.
The words we don’t say say everything.
When speaking, we tend toward not enough and too much; a bon mot is rare.
Verbal covers uncover.
Complete the loop or welcome an awkward silence.
Words tend to be have a long shelf life; choose carefully — they last.
Will organizations let there be a conversations, or will they suppress divergent points of view? The organization is at stake.
Every wise word has a wise contradistinction.
We often don’t know until we say.
Both sides of an argument in a criminal trial sway, but the defendant did it or not.
At the bottom of the river, the deep currents sometimes run counter to the direction of the surface flow, and in just this way people sometimes say one thing and mean something in the other direction.
Our experiences craft speeches that we too rarely give.
First words are not often the right words; edit.
The right word at the right time and everything changes.
Words stop tanks and ground planes, but tanks and planes don’t often stop words.
“I saw it with my own eyes,” can be the beginning of a confusing explanation.
