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Monday Morning Quote of the Week

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April 27, 2020, 07:26 AM
h2oys
Monday Morning Quote of the Week
• Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you – Unknown
April 27, 2020, 07:31 AM
Sportshooter
Great quote.

It sounds like a good bookend for “Be done speaking before your audience is done listening.”
April 27, 2020, 07:48 AM
h2oys
It sure does sportshooter! Love yours as well so consider it stolen Smile
April 27, 2020, 10:26 AM
ffips
Thank you for continuing to share these.

Read this in a book recently. Not sure if attribution should go to the author or the character:
“Whether I am optimistic or pessimistic does not change the outcome. But it makes me feel better to remain optimistic until everything is decided.”

Liked it enough to save it though...
April 27, 2020, 10:51 AM
Scoutmaster
Very good advice. Not always easy to accomplish.



"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944
April 27, 2020, 11:28 AM
Chris42
Both good and worth noting or remembering.

I especially appreciate things well said but brief. The following example -

Being a Navy vet, this gets attributed to Gibbs on NCIS -

“If you’re not early you’re late”.
April 27, 2020, 01:16 PM
rburg
My favorite way to start speaking (to a crowd) is "I'll be brief", then do it.


Unhappy ammo seeker