Many times we feel we must argue a point with many words when only a few will due. It is not that those few words will change a persons mind but help them think differently over time. A simple phrase or comment might pierce the hardest heart at a time long after the conversation has ended. People can lose focus when someone speaks too long and instead here only the few words of a question or point. It is a difficult concept to grasp because initially it appears that those who speak the longest gather the most influence yet influence can be gained in that moment or over a lifetime. Patience might be a virtue after all… especially in speech.