"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply."
— Stephen R. Covey (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
(via thirzac)
“it doesn’t mean anything, it’s just a word”
um
i’m pretty sure that’s the point of words
to mean established things in order to make communication possible
(via theoniongirl)
"The idea that intelligence is linked to English pronunciation is a legacy from colonial thinking."
— Delalorm Semabia, 25, a Ghanaian blogger (x)
(Source: steadilyemerging, via tangledupinlace)
"Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish."
—
Hermann Hesse (via libraryland)
I always feel this way. I’m certain that my ideas are poignant, relevant and intelligent, but often when I speak I feel like I sound like I’m fifteen.
