Motivational Quotes

Communication

The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.

- Irving, Washington

Best Quotes about Communication

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

Drucker, Peter F.

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

Piece, John A.

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

Proverb, Italian

Communication across the revolutionary divide is inevitably partial.

Kuhn, Thomas S.

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

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Rosten, Leo

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

Baruch, Bernard M.

Something there is that doesn't love a wall, and wants it down.

Frost, Robert

To express the most difficult matters clearly and intelligently, is to strike coins out of pure gold.

Geibel

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

Amiel, Henri Frederic

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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.

Menander of Athens

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

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

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

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

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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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

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I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.

Lehrer, Tom

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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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The art of communication is the language of leadership.

Humes, James

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Two monologues do not make a dialogue.

Daly, Jeff

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

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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.

Milton, John

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Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person.

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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

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

Judith Martin

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From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance.

Proverb

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

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

Diana, Princess of Wales

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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.

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

Banham, John

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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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The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.

Irving, Washington

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

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If you cry Forward you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions?

Chekhov, Anton

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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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Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

Dickens, Charles

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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.

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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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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