Motivational Quotes

Communication

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

- Frost, Robert

Best Quotes about Communication

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.

Banham, John

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.

It's vital the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do.

Diana, Princess of Wales

Ninety-nine percent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings which develop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

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

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it; for error is always talkative.

Goldsmith, Oliver

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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

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

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We always speak well when we manage to be understood.

Moliere

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Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Rohn, Jim

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The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.

White, Elwyn Brooks

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For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

Ade, George

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He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I ever met.

Lincoln, Abraham

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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

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For good or ill, your conversation is your advertisement. Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind. Do they see it well clothed, neat, businesswise?

Burton, Bruce

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

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Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Rosten, Leo

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A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered ;about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals.

Hutchins, Robert M.

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Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.

Brown, Les

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The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively, but says nothing.

Haskins, Henry S.

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The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

Carnegie, Dale

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

Piece, John A.

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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

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Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.

Teague, Jr., Freeman

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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

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

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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.

Menander of Athens

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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

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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

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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

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Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

Judith Martin

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You people are telling me what you think I want to know.I want to know what is actually happening.

Abrams, Creighton

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I've noticed two things about men who get big salaries. They are almost invariably men who, in conversation or in conference, are adaptable. They quickly get the other fellow's view. They are more eager to do this than to express their own ideas. Also, they state their own point of view convincingly.

Hallock, John

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The really important things are said over cocktails and are never done.

Drucker, Peter F.

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From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance.

Proverb

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Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

Amiel, Henri Frederic

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

Warren, Earl

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Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Frost, Robert

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

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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.

Milton, John

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

Proverb, Italian

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No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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You will get good attention and people will be more inclined to listen to you if you can make a statement whereby their response is, No Shit! or at least, No kidding!

Boardman, Gael

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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

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Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

Peters, Thomas J.

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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.

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