Mark Twain Quotes About Communication
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
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Never miss an opportunity to shut up.
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If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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This morning arrives a letter from my ancient silver-mining comrade, Calvin H. Higbie, a man whom I have not seen nor had communication with for forty-four years. . . . [Footnote: Roughing It is dedicated to Higbie.] . . . I shall allow myself the privilege of copying his punctuation and his spelling, for to me they are a part of the man. He is as honest as the day is long. He is utterly simple-minded and straightforward, and his spelling and his punctuation are as simple and honest as he is himself. He makes no apology for them, and no apology is needed.
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I cannot keep from talking, even at the risk of being instructive.
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
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It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
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If you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect.
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You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere. Lee Iacocca Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
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Data is like garbage. You'd better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.
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