#convey

The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature. ↗

— Rita Dove

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I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining. There's a very different point of view about messages in films in Europe than there is in the States. Audiences rebel because they feel that they are being preached to. ↗

— Bruce Willis

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Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

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It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist. ↗

— Tom Wopat

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A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments. ↗

— Joyce Cary

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I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy. ↗

— Patricia Clarkson

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My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids. ↗

— Robert Fulghum

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My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what you need to convey. I like editing. I like it very tight. ↗

— Maya Lin

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In the end, a new Americanization movement can't just be about listing our privileges and immunities, which we catalog in our laws. It also has to be about reinforcing our duties, which we convey in our habits. ↗

— Eric Liu

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