Butterfly upon my hand, A voice of wonder within my mind, not my own but the butterfly’s.

Our hearts are not stones. A stone may disintegrate in time and lose its outward form. But hearts never disintegrate. They have no outward form, and whether good or evil, we can always communicate them...

Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It’s the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.

It is the thesis of this book that society can only be understood through a study of the messages and the communication facilities which belong to it; and that in the future development of these...

I’m a screwed-up person who no longerknows how to communicate with the people I love. But I meant everything I told you in my letter.

It takes two of us to discover truth: one to utter it and one to understand it.

If teaching is largely about faculty-student interaction, then we have to recognize that human interaction is changing.

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.

Men and women may speak the same language, but we interpret words differently.

Nul ne peut voir par-dessus soi, écrit Schopenhauer pour faire comprendre l’impossibilité d’un échange d’idées entre deux individus d’un niveau intellectuel trop différent.

Nothing stings quite like an unanswered text message.

When a man says “I know what I mean, but I can’t express it,” he generally does not know what he means—for there can be no knowledge without words; there can only be feelings.

How about you start from the top—of the story, not the backpack.

A lively discussion is usually helpful, because the hottest fire makes the hardest steel.

I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do.

The problem with people that ignore people they dislike is they can’t ignore them. Anger carries a person in your mind forever, whether you choose to speak to them or not. Therefore, don’t mistake prosperity...

Silence is best reserved for the fearful and foolish.

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives

CommunicationIs a work of artSome are normally born with itSome may need a chart

it’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.

Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations.

Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.

Thank God for immigrants. They’re the only ones who have any personality left. They still allow themselves emotions, judgments, and all those qualities that we are “evolving” past. I don’t know what they’re saying, but...

I’ve worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I don’t want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons.

Don’t litter.

Good communication has just a little to do with eloquence. It’s character that makes it more successful. Harsh words nicely articulated are sharp enough to kill your brand!

Swirling in a squirrel cage of perpetual motion, the head-committee meets, argues, votes out the guidance available from emotions, and successfully keeps serenity at bay and chaos close at hand.

Communication, intimacy and trust. Three of the most important ingredients that make a relationship last. Not the only ingredients, of course, but without these main staples, a couple can stay together but the relationship will...

You know there’s no such thing as a complete lie. There’s always some truth in there.

He was a man with a chest, and he wanted to give thoughtful expression to the passion of his heart.

Bridge miscommunications by talking to parents, hearing their stories, and learning how they’ve shaped yours.

We have to talk more. I need you to know what we need to talk about. In fact, don’t decide what is and isn’t important to share with me, it all is—from the mundane to...

Understanding what is being said is only a fraction of the task of communicating. Taking in signals from the entire context is critical.

There is more communication within smaller organizations.

If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, the world would be a little better place to live.

A man will strategically organize his life in boxes and then spend most of his time in the boxes he can succeed in.

There was lack of communication and there was lack of coordination.

Living in Supreme Influence, your language is neutral and/or moving toward your vision rather than moving away. In other words, you speak about what you do want, not about what you don’t want.

But developing relationships with coworkers—your peers, superiors, and subordinates—is incredibly important, perhaps even the most important thing you’ll do at work, and this is completely dependent on your communication skills.

God can use the jawbone of an ass!

The peloton was Facebook on wheels-and during this period, information was flying.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

In preaching conservative doctrine, Goldwater’s jeremiads seemed to be preaching the end of the old world, while Reagan’s pep talks seemed to trumpet the beginning of a new one.

We emphasize straightforwardness. You should be true to your feelings, and to your mind, expressing yourself without any reservations. This helps the listener to understand more easily.

When the person you love can’t see your love for them beneath the painful things you say when they reject you, remember this: Love is blind.

And a new philosophy emerged called quantum physics, which suggest that the individual’s function is to inform and be informed. You really exist only when you’re in a field sharing and exchanging information. You create...

Les choses à ne pas dire ne sont pas forcément les choses sales, au contraire. Il faut toujours raconter des saletés qu’on a en soi : c’est sain, c’est gai, c’est tonique. Non, les choses...

We also self-inflict violence, because violence is our only way of relating to the world, to others and to ourselves.

When it comes to words Mamma says, “If they are not good, then maybe they should not be said.

Tools that provide simple ways of creating groups lead to new groups, […] and not just more groups but more kinds of groups.