“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela Photo courtesy of lasanta.com.ec
“It’s all about connections. I want to connect with people. I want people to think, ‘Yeah, that’s how I feel.’ And, if I can do that, that’s an accomplishment.” – Carole King
“His speeches left the impression of an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea; sometimes these meandering words would actually capture a straggling thought and bear it triumphantly as a prisoner in their midst, until it died of servitude and overwork.”
Gerald Ford recounts a humorous anecdote about a speech he gave in Omaha, Nebraska and what and elderly lady said to him afterwards.
“When a gentleman has spoken, a team of four horses cannot overtake his words.” – Confucius
The moment our discourse rises above the ground line of familiar facts, and is inflamed with passion or exalted by thought, it clothes itself in images.
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” Mark Twain
“Once you get people laughing, they’re listening and you can tell them almost anything.” Herb Gardner
Luciano Pavarotti: “Some singers want the audience to love them. I love the audience.” This should be the philosophy that every person who takes the stage.
