Subject: Communication (Page 25)

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

(David John Moore Cornwell) (1931 – ) British author
Books Communication Entertainment Film

The quality of debate [in the House of Lords] is pretty high – and it is, I think, good evidence of life after death.

(1903 – 1998) English clergyman
Communication Speech

A poet can survive anything but a misprint.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Communication Language Reading/Writing

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

(1907 – 2003) American actress of film, stage & television
Communication Marriage

Anything worth taking seriously is worth making fun of.

Communication

Information is moving—you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Communication Intelligence

“Pickup artists” and “garbagemen” should switch names.

Occupations Wordplay Work

I am having an out-of-money experience.

Communication Wordplay

You're an old-timer if you can remember when setting the world on fire was a figure of speech.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist
Age Communication Language Old Speech World

Men like phones with lots of buttons; it makes them feel important.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer
Communication Men People Things

Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.

(1900 – 1986) American teacher & translator
Books Reviews/Criticism

When I ask what time it is – I don't need to know how the watch is built.

Communication Expressions Speech

I hope they notice the mistletoe tied to my coattails as I leave town.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
Communication

Synonym: A word you use when you can’t spell the other word.

Definitions Language

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.

(1707 – 1754) English dramatist & novelist
Communication Reading/Writing

All I had to my name were some letters and all I had in my pocket was a broken compass; I didn’t know which way to turn.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Communication Wordplay

Then, of course, there's that old one: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president
Communication Education Ideas Insults Intelligence Speech

A fly was very close to being called a “land,” cause that's what they do half the time.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Animals Communication Language

I wonder what the word for dots looks like in Braille.

(1973 – ) American comedian
Communication Language

If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer
Communication Emotions Love Speech