Madeleine Albright

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.

American Statesman

Katie Couric

Now, if they're there to talk about something specifically, and I determine through my own editorial judgment, that another area isn't germane, or isn't an important part of it, that's something else. But we never agree to anything in advance, absolutely not.

American Journalist

David Bowie

Questioning my spiritual life has always been germane to what I was writing. Always. It's because I'm not quite an atheist and it worries me. There's that little bit that holds on: 'Well, I'm almost an atheist. Give me a couple of months.

English Musician

Paul Gosar

We need immigration reform, but we need open-air, smaller bills that are germane to an issue and have an open discussion with the American people.

American Politician

Rosie O'Donnell

I think Oprah who is the height of aspiration and inspiration recognizes something in me that is germane.

American Comedian

Use 'germane' to show how something is related specifically to the main subject, not just generally important.

Stay On Topic

When using 'germane', be specific about how something is related to keep your point clear and strong.

Avoid Vagueness

The word 'germane' fits well in formal or academic contexts, so use it in essays or professional discussions.

Academic Tone

 Now this point is very germane, I'm afraid, to the present. Because what's happening? Back to that chart at the beginning, the Goldman Sachs chart. What is happening is that, very rapidly in historical terms,

Germane