Quotes about communication

"We always speak well when we manage to be understood."

Moliere on communication   

"It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others."

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De on communication   

"There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to."

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De on communication
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"Communication is everyone's panacea for everything."

Peters, Thomas J. on communication   

"Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life."

Piece, John A. on communication
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"From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance."

Proverb on communication   

"Of what does not concern you say nothing good or bad."

Proverb, Italian on communication
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"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others."

Robbins, Anthony on communication
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"The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives."

Robbins, Anthony on communication
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"Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people."

Rohn, Jim on communication
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"Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know."

Rohn, Jim on communication
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"Don't hide your strategy under a bushel. Communicate it throughout your company. It's better today to disclose too much than too little."

Ross, Joel E. on communication   

"Extremists think communication means agreeing with them."

Rosten, Leo on communication   

"Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures --in this century as in others our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together."

Saint-Exupery, Antoine De on communication   

"Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health."

Stevenson, Robert Louis on communication
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"Communication is a two-way street. And while we revel in the reality that we can always get through to heaven, our concern should be whether our Lord can always get through to us."

Stowell, Joseph on communication   

"Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood."

Teague, Jr., Freeman on communication
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"Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of very part of your life."

Tracy, Brian on communication   

"We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries."

Truman, Harry S on communication   

"Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person."

Unknown, Source on communication
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"Ninety-nine percent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings which develop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning."

Unknown, Source on communication
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"Use non-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S = Smile O = Open Posture F = Forward Lean T = Touch E = Eye Contact N = Nod."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"What is the shortest word in the English language that contains the letters: abcdef? Answer: feedback. Don't forget that feedback is one of the essential elements of good communication."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"The careful application of terror is also a form of communication."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"In the last analysis, what we ARE communicates far more eloquently than anything we SAY."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"A phoneless cord is a great device for people who love peace and quiet."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"Get in touch with the way the other person feels. Feelings are 55% body language, 38% tone and 7% words."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"You know how you hate to be interrupted, so why are you always doing it to me."

Unknown, Source on communication   

"The higher you go, the wider spreads the network of communication that will make or break you. It extends not only to more people below, but to new levels above. And it extends all around, to endless other departments and interests interacting with yours."

Walton, Donald on communication   

"The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual."

Warren, Earl on communication   

"Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link."

Weil, Simone on communication   

"Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light."

Whately, Richard on communication   

"The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self."

White, Elwyn Brooks on communication
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"Absence of communication between necessarily linked parties ensures eventual conflict."

Parslow, Eric on communication   

"The notion of implied meaning is the root of misunderstanding."

Parslow, Eric on communication