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Listening is ninety percent of effective speaking - and most of the remaining ten percent of the time should be spent thinking with one's mouth closed.

— Tom Heehler To Speak with an Ivy League Tongue (2026)

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The educated don't get that way by memorizing facts; they get that way by respecting them.

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The foolish read to escape reality; the wise surrender to it.

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Good writers indulge their audience; great writers know better.

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