Leon Uris Quotes

Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?

You can spin stories out of the ways people understand and misunderstand each other.

I love how a story can help someone discuss something they otherwise would not.

As an actor, what you really want to do is communicate with people - this is my aim, my principle aim.

No story lives unless someone wants to listen.

Telling your story is transformative. For both the storyteller and their audience, a new bridge to understanding is created.

I love entertaining and I love storytelling.

To tell your story, you have to include others.

Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you.

It's important to tell your story. It's important to listen.

I'm a yarn teller. My job is to engage you as much as I can and as often as I can.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

Music is a dialogue.

Language cares.

I just want people to hear me and my story.

Storytelling is about listening in any media.

When you're a storyteller, part of the process of storytelling is the kind of communion you form with the audience to whom you're telling your story. If some segment of the audience doesn't like that story, it doesn't feel good.

In any situation that calls for you to persuade, convince or manage someone or a group of people to do something, the ability to tell a purposeful story will be your secret sauce. Telling to win through purposeful stories is situation, industry, gender, demographic, and psychographic-agnostic. It's an all-purpose, everyone wins tool.

I think if you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If I bore you, you're probably going to pick up a big club and hit me over the head.

I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.