"Eloquence must be grounded on the plainest..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Eloquence must be grounded on the plainest narrative.
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“Immitation is suicide.”
“To say then, the majority are wicked, means no malice, no bad heart in the observer, but, simply that the majority are unripe, andhave not yet come to themselves, do not yet know their opinion.”
“Thought dissolves the material universe by carrying the mind up into a sphere where all is plastic.”
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“Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.”
“As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.”
“Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.”
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“All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.”
“The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.”
“I have to always make sure I don't stay in one place and spend too much time one subject. I have my wife tell me [through an earpiece], "Come back! You're taking too long on that subject." I need to be reeled in.”