Quotes about Communication

"If you can't convince them, confuse them."

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."

"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing."

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

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

"The pen is the tongue of the mind."

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."

"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 evry part of your life."

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."

"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak."

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

"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."

"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."

"I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better. I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself."

"Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact."

"Journalism is literature in a hurry."

"A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation."

"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said."

"I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in."

"It is not the voice that commands the story; it is the ear."

"Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success."

"Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot."

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."

"Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection."

"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack."

"Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response."

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."

"The temple of art is built in words."

"You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue."

"Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much."

"Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing."

"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."

"The press is the enemy."

"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good."