Thursday, April 28, 2011

The tongue is .......

The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.

Washington Irving
(American Writer called the first American man of letters. Best known for the short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. 1783-1859)

Monday, April 25, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

To listen well ..................................

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well

John Marshall 
(American Founder constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the United States. 1755-1835)

Friday, April 8, 2011

A writer writes................................................

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

Leo Rosten  
(Polish born American comic Novelist, He is best known for his humorous works and character Hyman Kaplan. 1908-1997)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Storytellers, by the.....................................................

Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally accessible means through which people make meaning”.

Chris Cavanaugh